Beijing vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$575	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	75	21
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.45M

The cost of living in Beijing is 17% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5387th and 6195th ($1016 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.4 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 989th and 8814th 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	$3.86	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$15761

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882