Ottawa vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2170
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4837
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$1943
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2926
$441
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
50
21
😀 Quality of life
90
23
🏙️ Population
1.02M
2.45M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 190% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 1355th and 6572nd ($2170 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 117th and 8867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1239
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1064
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.14%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8889
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6051
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1090
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21213
$15142

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874

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