Ouagadougou vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ouagadougou	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2390	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$360	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.6	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$559	$2588
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	22	38
😀 Quality of life	21	86
🏙️ Population	2.45M	549K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 47% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6195th and 2883rd ($869 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th in Burkina Faso and Canada, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 8814th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Quebec City

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	Ouagadougou	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.1	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$953	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.2	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.44%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$210	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.3	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.44	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.7	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15761	$6012

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Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732