Ouagadougou vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$381
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$662
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
44
😀 Quality of life
22
66
🏙️ Population
2.45M
418K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 24% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6363rd and 5025th ($820 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Burkina Faso and Albania, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8805th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Tirana

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Ouagadougou Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.63
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$225
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15640
$5212

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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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050