Ottawa vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$983
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$69.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	49	23
😀 Quality of life	92	27
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.45M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 117% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 1668th and 5778th ($2133 vs $983) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Ouagadougou ranked 2nd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 123rd and 8911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Ouagadougou

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	Ottawa	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	12.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$19.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$4.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$18111

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

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