Ouagadougou vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$381
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$662
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$1389
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
69
😀 Quality of life
22
78
🏙️ Population
2.45M
1.4M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 21% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6363rd and 5350th ($820 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Burkina Faso and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8805th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Sofia

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Ouagadougou Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.63
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$225
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15640
$7369

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$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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668