Dongguan vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$2354
🏠 One person rent	$263	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$664
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$126
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	69	21
😀 Quality of life	72	23
🏙️ Population	10.5M	2.45M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 31% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7341st and 5884th ($662 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Ouagadougou ranked 3rd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 3389th and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Ouagadougou

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	Dongguan	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$760
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$4.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$17372

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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