Foshan vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$208	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	70	21
🏙️ Population	9.5M	2.45M

The cost of living in Foshan is 30% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7543rd and 6195th ($611 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th 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 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 2601st and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Ouagadougou

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	Foshan	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$15761

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

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