Cape Town vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Cape Town	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2732	$2497
🏠 One person rent	$629	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$1097	$660
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$398
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1565	$620
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	56	22
😀 Quality of life	61	28
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.45M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 19% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 4790th and 5857th ($1185 vs $996) 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 1.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5511th and 8710th 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	$11.3	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1262	$750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$882	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.8	$89.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.4	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.67%	12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1876	$235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.61	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$19.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.69	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$4.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$55.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$7.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$223	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5399	$17718

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1215
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$836
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$922
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1002
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$733
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$812
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$972
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$853
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1401
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$821
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$685
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$595
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$652
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$900
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$520
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$757
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$925
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$561
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$794
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$752
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$816
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$724
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$879
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$676
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$673
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$786
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$697
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$699
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$958
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$925
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$708
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$639
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1055
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$870
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$961
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$916
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$869
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$899
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$848

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$838
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$882
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$858
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$863
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$883
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$835
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$880
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$835
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$860
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$568
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1166
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$515
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$743
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$739
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$505
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$507
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1126
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$735
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$538
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1153
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$710
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$650
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$505
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$506
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$506
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1097
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$442
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$602
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$606
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$586
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$640
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$437
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1091
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$892
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$606
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$789
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1087