Ouagadougou vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$329
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.3
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$291
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
21
20
😀 Quality of life
23
48
🏙️ Population
2.45M
1.29M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 60% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6572nd and 8679th ($750 vs $470) 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 0.6 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 8867th and 6385th 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
$3.26
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.73
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.1
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$275
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$171
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.97
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.83
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.3
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.4
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15142
$911

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$664
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$678
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$675
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$673
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$677
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$677
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$680
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$443
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1006
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$620
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$479
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$617
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$616
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$471
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$470
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$976
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$617
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$482
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$416
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$923
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$616
652 km or 405 mi Save
$676
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$471
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$472
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$471
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$874
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$353
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$459
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$677
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$518
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$497
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$219
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$678
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$512
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$446
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$582
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$892

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$377
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$386
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$407
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$398
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$340
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1469
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1657
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1670
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$596
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$466
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1163
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$474
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1050
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$355
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$979
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1150
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$388
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$371
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$936