Ouagadougou vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ouagadougou	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2390	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$360	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.6	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$559	$1728
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	22	15
😀 Quality of life	21	47
🏙️ Population	2.45M	886K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 19% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6195th and 4967th ($869 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8814th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Tabuk

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	Ouagadougou	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.1	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$953	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.2	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.44%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$210	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.3	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.44	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.7	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15761	$8574

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028