Johannesburg vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$441	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	22
😀 Quality of life	57	21
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.45M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 14% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5539th and 6195th ($993 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check South Africa vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5667th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Ouagadougou

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	Johannesburg	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$15761

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

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