Ouagadougou vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2354
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$415
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$126
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
23
77
🏙️ Population
2.45M
24.9M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 15% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5884th and 4879th ($961 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Burkina Faso and China, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ouagadougou ranked 3rd best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9002nd and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Shanghai

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Ouagadougou Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.36
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.71
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$760
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$230
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$991
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.9
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.61
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.6
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.92
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.1
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.02
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.6
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17372
$27624

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753