Ouagadougou vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$983
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2420
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$425
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.4
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
23
23
😀 Quality of life
27
35
🏙️ Population
2.45M
1.29M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 115% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5778th and 8862nd ($983 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Burkina Faso and Libya, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Ouagadougou ranked 2nd best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 8911th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Tripoli

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Ouagadougou Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.02
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.6
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.63%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$237
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.24
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.4
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18111
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$836
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$894
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$862
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$867
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$840
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$891
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$837
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$612
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1194
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$682
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$515
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$675
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$673
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$508
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$508
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1097
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$673
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$683
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$562
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1124
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$678
652 km or 405 mi Save
$650
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$507
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$507
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$508
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1075
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$454
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$664
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$612
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$583
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$703
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$425
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$802
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$654
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$607
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$861
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1066

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$316
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1185
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198