Beijing vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$1906
🏠 One person rent	$605	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$441
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	78	23
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.45M

The cost of living in Beijing is 42% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 4887th and 6572nd ($1065 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check China vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 583rd and 8867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Ouagadougou

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	Beijing	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$15142

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$664
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$678
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$675
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$673
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$674
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$677
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$677
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$680
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$443
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1006
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$620
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$479
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$617
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$471
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$470
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$976
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$482
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$416
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$923
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$616
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$676
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$471
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$472
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$471
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$874
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$353
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$459
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$677
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$518
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$497
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$219
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$678
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$512
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$446
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$582
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$892