Cape Town vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$1906
🏠 One person rent	$484	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$441
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	55	21
😀 Quality of life	60	23
🏙️ Population	434K	2.45M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 18% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6078th and 6572nd ($881 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check South Africa vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5406th and 8867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Ouagadougou

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	Cape Town	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$15142

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

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