Hefei vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$205	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	22
😀 Quality of life	66	21
🏙️ Population	9.37M	2.45M

The cost of living in Hefei is 28% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7405th and 6195th ($625 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 3963rd and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Ouagadougou

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	Hefei	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$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	$3736	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$15761

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

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