Ouagadougou vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$381
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$662
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$372
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
21
26
😀 Quality of life
22
24
🏙️ Population
2.45M
2.44M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 7% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6363rd and 6597th ($820 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Burkina Faso and Cameroon, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 8805th and 8641st 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
$3.63
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$225
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$3.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15640
$1615

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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 Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774