Brisbane vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$983
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$69.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	23
😀 Quality of life	98	27
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.45M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 131% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 1349th and 5778th ($2269 vs $983) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Australia vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Ouagadougou ranked 2nd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 3rd and 8911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Ouagadougou

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	Brisbane	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	12.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$19.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$3.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$4.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$18111

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Ouagadougou

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