Ottawa vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$2354
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$664
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$126
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	50	21
😀 Quality of life	92	23
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.45M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 118% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 1744th and 5884th ($2096 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 Ottawa compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Ouagadougou ranked 3rd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 129th and 9002nd 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	$16.1	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$760
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$4.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$17372

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$820
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$877
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$846
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$822
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$874
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$821
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$576
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1172
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$712
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$705
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$703
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$508
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$506
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1099
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$699
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$652
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$532
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1123
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$684
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$646
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$506
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$508
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$506
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1066
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$417
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$631
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$598
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$583
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$668
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$466
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$835
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$630
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$600
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$822
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1057