Montreal vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$983
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$992	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$69.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	96	27
🏙️ Population	1.8M	2.45M

The cost of living in Montreal is 96% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 2284th and 5778th ($1928 vs $983) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Ouagadougou ranked 2nd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 11th and 8911th 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	$16.8	$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	12.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$19.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$3.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$4.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$18111

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$836
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$894
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$862
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$867
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$893
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$840
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$891
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$837
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$612
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1194
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$682
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$515
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$675
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$673
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$508
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$508
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1097
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$673
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$683
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$562
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1124
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$678
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$650
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$507
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$507
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$508
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1075
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$454
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$664
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$612
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$583
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$703
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$425
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$802
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$654
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$607
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$861
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1066