Hong Kong vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	88	21
🏙️ Population	7.41M	2.45M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 215% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 427th and 6195th ($2737 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 248th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Ouagadougou

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	Hong Kong	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$15761

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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