Ouagadougou vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2354
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$415
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$126
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
21
25
😀 Quality of life
23
39
🏙️ Population
2.45M
2.44M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 43% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5884th and 7283rd ($961 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Burkina Faso and Cameroon, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Ouagadougou ranked 3rd best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 9002nd and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Yaounde

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Ouagadougou Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.36
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.71
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$760
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$230
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$991
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.9
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.61
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.6
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.92
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.1
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.02
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.6
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17372
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$820
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$877
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$846
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$851
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$822
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$874
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$821
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$576
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1172
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$712
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$514
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$705
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$703
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$508
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$506
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1099
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$699
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$652
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$532
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1123
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$684
652 km or 405 mi Save
$646
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$506
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$508
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$506
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1066
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$417
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$631
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$598
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$583
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$668
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$466
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$835
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$630
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$600
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$822
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1057

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778