Cape Town vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$603
$381
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$662
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$592
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
55
21
😀 Quality of life
59
22
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.45M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 37% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 4849th and 6363rd ($1120 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5407th and 8805th 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
$7.8
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$15640

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$744
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$761
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$751
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$753
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$742
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$757
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$745
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$492
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1073
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$656
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$503
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$652
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$652
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$496
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$498
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1047
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$655
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$570
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$412
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1071
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$656
652 km or 405 mi Save
$644
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$495
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$496
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$497
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1015
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$345
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$546
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$617
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$574
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$585
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$453
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$711
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$546
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$368
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$747
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1012