Ouagadougou vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ouagadougou	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$820	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2067	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$381	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$662	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$592	$831
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	53
😀 Quality of life	22	50
🏙️ Population	2.45M	8.78M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 23% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6363rd and 7155th ($820 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd in Burkina Faso and China, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 8805th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Quanzhou

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	Ouagadougou	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.63	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.06	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.44	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$464	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$225	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$905	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.81	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.01	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.87	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.5	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15640	$22902

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Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$744
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$761
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$751
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$760
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$742
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$757
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$745
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$492
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1073
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$656
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$503
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$652
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$652
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$496
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$498
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1047
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$655
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$570
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$412
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1071
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$656
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$644
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$495
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$496
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$497
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1015
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$345
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$546
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$617
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$574
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$585
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$453
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$711
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$546
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$368
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$747
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1012

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014