Ouagadougou vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$869
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2390
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$360
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$559
$336
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
22
20
😀 Quality of life
21
45
🏙️ Population
2.45M
1.29M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 87% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6195th and 8801st ($869 vs $464) 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 8814th and 6545th 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
$3.6
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.1
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.2
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.44%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$210
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$7.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.44
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.7
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15761
$1187

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OuagadougouTripoli

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$368
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$396
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$387
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$392
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$418
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$404
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$436
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$448
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$377
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1346
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1325
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1415
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1486
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1583
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1555
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1624
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1749
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1384
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$495
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$410
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$386
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$443
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1106
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$941
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1077
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$971
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1098
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$535
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$549
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$465
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1161
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$459
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1019
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$348
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$938
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1137
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$349
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$364
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1058