Montreal vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$2390
🏠 One person rent
$940
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$559
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
22
😀 Quality of life
93
21
🏙️ Population
1.8M
2.45M

The cost of living in Montreal is 114% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 2225th and 6195th ($1857 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in Canada and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Canada vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 51st and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Ouagadougou

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Montreal Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$15761

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MontrealOuagadougou

Cost of living

$349

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692

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