Ouagadougou vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2407
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$429
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$398
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
23
21
😀 Quality of life
28
46
🏙️ Population
2.45M
6.56M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 63% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5662nd and 7943rd ($988 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 8844th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Shaoyang

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Ouagadougou Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.76
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.94%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$275
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.42
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.46
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.88
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.99
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.5
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17381
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$830
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$896
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$863
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$868
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$836
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$889
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$835
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$666
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1162
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$661
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$501
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$656
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$495
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$495
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1076
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$657
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$727
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$606
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1100
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$665
652 km or 405 mi Save
$654
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$494
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$494
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$493
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1049
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$500
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$714
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$596
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$561
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$762
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$372
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$759
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$697
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$583
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$927
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1043

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619