Changsha vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$190	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$559
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	68	21
🏙️ Population	10M	2.45M

The cost of living in Changsha is 34% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7932nd and 6195th ($577 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 1st in China and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check China vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 3100th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Ouagadougou

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	Changsha	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$15761

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882