Melbourne vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Melbourne	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5563	$1906
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$2266	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$338	$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3776	$441
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	98	23
🏙️ Population	4.53M	2.45M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 214% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 933rd and 6572nd ($2356 vs $750) 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 1.6 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 2nd and 8867th 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	$14.4	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2874	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.1	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8760	$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7587	$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.4	$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1612	$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18868	$15142

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$664
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$678
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$675
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$673
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$674
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$677
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$677
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$680
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$443
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1006
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$620
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$479
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$617
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$471
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$470
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$976
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$482
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$416
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$923
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$616
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$676
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$471
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$472
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$471
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$874
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$353
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$459
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$677
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$518
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$497
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$219
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$678
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$512
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$446
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$582
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$892