Guangzhou vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$333
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
21
😀 Quality of life
75
23
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.45M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 1% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6607th and 6572nd ($742 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 955th and 8867th 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
$4.17
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$15142

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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