Ouagadougou vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ouagadougou	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$820	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2067	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$381	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$662	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$592	$2544
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	39
😀 Quality of life	22	86
🏙️ Population	2.45M	549K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 54% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6363rd and 2544th ($820 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th in Burkina Faso and Canada, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 8805th and 316th 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	$3.63	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.06	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.44	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$464	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$225	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$905	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.81	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.01	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.87	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15640	$6253

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751