Cape Town vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2354
🏠 One person rent	$681	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$664
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$126
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	56	21
😀 Quality of life	55	23
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.45M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 28% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 4637th and 5884th ($1231 vs $961) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Ouagadougou ranked 3rd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 6312th and 9002nd 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	$11.5	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$760
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$4.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$17372

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

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