Ouagadougou vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$381
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$662
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$701
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
21
43
😀 Quality of life
22
63
🏙️ Population
2.45M
527K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 5% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6363rd and 6502nd ($820 vs $785) 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 0.7 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8805th and 4654th 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
$3.63
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$225
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15640
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$744
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$761
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$751
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$753
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$742
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$757
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$745
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$492
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1073
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$656
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$503
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$652
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$652
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$496
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$498
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1047
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$655
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$570
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$412
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1071
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$656
652 km or 405 mi Save
$644
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$495
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$496
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$497
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1015
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$345
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$546
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$617
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$574
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$585
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$453
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$711
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$546
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$368
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$747
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1012

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191