Calgary vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1906
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$441
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	21
😀 Quality of life	92	23
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.45M

The cost of living in Calgary is 182% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 1526th and 6572nd ($2113 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 66th and 8867th 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	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$15142

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

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