Ouagadougou vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$329
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.3
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$579
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
21
43
😀 Quality of life
23
63
🏙️ Population
2.45M
527K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 1% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6572nd and 6533rd ($750 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Burkina Faso and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8867th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Skopje

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Ouagadougou Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.26
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.73
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$1.69
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.1
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$275
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$171
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.97
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.83
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.3
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.4
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15142
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$664
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$678
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$675
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$673
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$677
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$677
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$680
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$443
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1006
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$620
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$479
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$617
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$616
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$471
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$470
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$976
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$617
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$482
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$416
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$923
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$616
652 km or 405 mi Save
$676
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$471
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$472
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$471
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$874
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$353
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$459
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$677
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$518
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$497
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$219
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$678
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$512
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$446
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$582
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$892

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116