Guangzhou vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$333
$381
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$662
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$592
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
21
😀 Quality of life
75
22
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.45M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 7% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6363rd ($763 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 1036th and 8805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Ouagadougou

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Guangzhou Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$15640

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$744
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$761
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$751
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$753
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$742
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$757
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$745
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$492
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1073
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$656
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$503
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$652
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$652
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$496
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$498
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1047
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$655
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$570
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$412
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1071
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$656
652 km or 405 mi Save
$644
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$495
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$496
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$497
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1015
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$345
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$546
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$617
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$574
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$585
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$453
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$711
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$546
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$368
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$747
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1012