Ouagadougou vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$381
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$662
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
22
79
🏙️ Population
2.45M
24.9M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 28% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6363rd and 4780th ($820 vs $1136) 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 0.7 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8805th and 571st 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
$3.63
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$225
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15640
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774