Ouagadougou vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$381
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$662
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$317
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
21
20
😀 Quality of life
22
46
🏙️ Population
2.45M
1.29M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 65% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6363rd and 8700th ($820 vs $496) 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 0.7 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 8805th and 6501st 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
$3.63
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$225
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15640
$1179

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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

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160