Ouagadougou vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2407
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$429
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$398
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
23
22
😀 Quality of life
28
44
🏙️ Population
2.45M
2.44M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 48% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5662nd and 7518th ($988 vs $666) 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 0.3 months in Yaounde. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 8844th and 7301st 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
$7.76
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.94%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$275
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.42
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.46
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.88
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.99
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.1
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.5
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17381
$1797

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$830
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$896
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$863
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$868
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$836
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$889
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$835
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$666
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1162
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$661
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$501
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$656
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$495
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$495
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1076
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$657
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$727
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$606
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1100
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$665
652 km or 405 mi Save
$654
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$494
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$494
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$493
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1049
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$500
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$714
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$596
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$561
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$762
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$372
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$759
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$697
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$583
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$927
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1043

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1156
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670