Chennai vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1906
🏠 One person rent	$161	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$441
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	78	21
😀 Quality of life	68	23
🏙️ Population	10.3M	2.45M

The cost of living in Chennai is 42% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6572nd ($434 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in India and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check India vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 3676th and 8867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Ouagadougou

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	Chennai	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$15142

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

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