Ouagadougou vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$329
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$1455
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
23
78
🏙️ Population
2.45M
24.9M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 37% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6572nd and 4461st ($750 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Burkina Faso and China, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8867th and 558th 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
$3.26
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.73
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.1
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$275
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$171
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.97
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.83
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.4
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15142
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$664
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$678
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$675
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$673
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$677
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$677
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$680
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$443
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1006
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$620
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$479
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$617
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$616
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$471
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$470
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$976
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$617
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$482
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$416
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$923
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$616
652 km or 405 mi Save
$676
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$471
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$472
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$471
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$874
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$353
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$459
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$677
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$518
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$497
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$219
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$678
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$512
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$446
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$582
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$892

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740