Ouagadougou vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ouagadougou	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2354	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$415	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$664	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$126	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	38
😀 Quality of life	23	88
🏙️ Population	2.45M	549K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 41% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5884th and 3402nd ($961 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in Burkina Faso and Canada, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Ouagadougou ranked 3rd best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 9002nd and 300th 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	$6.36	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.71	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$430	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$760	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$230	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$991	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.61	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.96	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.19	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.6	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.1	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.02	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17372	$6103

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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

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763