Ouagadougou vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$983
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2420
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$425
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.4
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
23
22
😀 Quality of life
27
43
🏙️ Population
2.45M
2.44M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 47% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5778th and 7446th ($983 vs $668) 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 2nd best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 8911th and 7507th 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
$7.02
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.6
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.63%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$237
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.24
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.4
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18111
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$836
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$894
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$862
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$867
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$840
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$891
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$837
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$612
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1194
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$682
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$515
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$675
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$673
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$508
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$508
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1097
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$673
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$683
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$562
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1124
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$678
652 km or 405 mi Save
$650
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$507
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$507
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$508
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1075
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$454
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$664
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$612
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$583
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$703
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$425
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$802
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$654
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$607
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$861
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1066

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775