Calgary vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$2354
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$664
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$126
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	21
😀 Quality of life	91	23
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.45M

The cost of living in Calgary is 116% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 1781st and 5884th ($2079 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Canada vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Ouagadougou ranked 3rd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 160th and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Ouagadougou

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	Calgary	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$760
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$2.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$4.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$17372

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$820
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$877
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$846
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$822
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$874
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$821
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$576
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1172
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$712
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$705
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$703
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$508
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$506
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1099
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$699
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$652
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$532
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1123
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$684
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$646
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$506
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$508
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$506
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1066
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$417
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$631
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$598
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$583
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$668
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$466
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$835
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$630
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$600
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$822
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1057