Melbourne vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$559
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	100	21
🏙️ Population	5.03M	2.45M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 152% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 1365th and 6195th ($2194 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Australia vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 1st and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Ouagadougou

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	Melbourne	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$15761

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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