Ouagadougou vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$869
$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2390
$7865
🏠 One person rent
$360
$2045
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$4037
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$738
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$559
$5859
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
100
😀 Quality of life
21
94
🏙️ Population
2.45M
690K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 72% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6195th and 96th ($869 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th in Burkina Faso and the United States, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 8814th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ouagadougou Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.1
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.2
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.44%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$210
$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.44
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.7
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15761
$24653

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$771
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$507
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$658
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$499
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$651
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$649
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$489
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$916
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$647
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$575
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$433
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$937
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$632
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$613
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$491
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$489
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$490
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$889
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$354
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$551
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$590
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$569
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$588
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$426
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$887
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$755
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$560
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$553
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$729
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$882

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$2893
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$2543
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$2856
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$2777
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$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi College Park
$2548
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$2309
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$2471
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$2596
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$2786
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$2566
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$2299
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$2617
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$2498
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$2425
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$2513
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$2601
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$2539
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$3174
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$2791
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$2760
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$2640
42 km or 26 mi Ashburn
$2696
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$2961
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$2500
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$2197
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$2499
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$2287
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$2584
68 km or 42 mi Frederick
$2389
76 km or 47 mi Fredericksburg
$2206
83 km or 52 mi Charles Town
$1728
87 km or 54 mi Edgewood
$2909
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$2727
93 km or 58 mi Bel Air North
$2640
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$2210
102 km or 63 mi Hagerstown
$2149
103 km or 64 mi Winchester
$2280
106 km or 66 mi Waynesboro
$2217
122 km or 76 mi York
$1979