Johannesburg vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Johannesburg | Ouagadougou | |
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| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Johannesburg is 19% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 4839th and 5778th ($1171 vs $983) 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Ouagadougou ranked 2nd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5190th and 8911th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.8 mi |  Sandton | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Randburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Soweto | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Benoni | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Springs | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Centurion | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Pretoria | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Brits | |
| 101 km or 62 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Bethal | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Middelburg | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Welkom | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 262 km or 163 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Gaborone | |
| 287 km or 179 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Kanye | |
| 311 km or 193 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Vryheid | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Molepolole | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Manzini | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Maseru | |
| 366 km or 228 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Palapye | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kimberley | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 443 km or 275 mi |  Matola | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Serowe | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Maputo | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Durban | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Francistown | |
| 577 km or 358 mi | Xai-Xai |
Cities near Ouagadougou
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 91 km or 57 mi |  Koudougou | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Manga | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Leo | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Ouahigouya | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Fada N'gourma | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Dedougou | |
| 255 km or 158 mi | Dori | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Nouna | |
| 326 km or 203 mi | Bobo-Dioulasso | |
| 336 km or 209 mi |  Tamale | |
| 415 km or 258 mi |  Niamey | |
| 431 km or 268 mi |  Kara | |
| 464 km or 288 mi |  Sikasso | |
| 475 km or 295 mi | Sokode | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Sotouboua | |
| 513 km or 319 mi | Markala | |
| 527 km or 327 mi | Segou | |
| 551 km or 342 mi |  Korhogo | |
| 611 km or 380 mi | Atakpame | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Hohoe | |
| 631 km or 392 mi | Kumasi | |
| 646 km or 401 mi | Bouake | |
| 650 km or 404 mi | Kpalime | |
| 652 km or 405 mi |  Save | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Banamba | |
| 656 km or 407 mi | Bougouni | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Koulikoro | |
| 662 km or 411 mi | Abengourou | |
| 676 km or 420 mi | Ho | |
| 685 km or 426 mi | Obuasi | |
| 693 km or 430 mi | Abomey | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Bamako | |
| 710 km or 441 mi | Koforidua | |
| 738 km or 459 mi |  Sokoto | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Yamoussoukro | |
| 755 km or 469 mi | Lome | |
| 759 km or 471 mi | Ashaiman | |
| 762 km or 474 mi | Tema | |
| 765 km or 476 mi | Accra | |
| 773 km or 480 mi | Agboville |