Ouagadougou vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$983
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2420
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$425
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.4
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
23
21
😀 Quality of life
27
46
🏙️ Population
2.45M
6.56M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 64% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5778th and 7929th ($983 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Ouagadougou ranked 2nd best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 8911th and 7123rd 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
$7.02
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.6
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.63%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$237
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.24
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.4
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18111
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$836
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$894
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$862
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$867
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$840
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$891
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$837
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$612
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1194
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$682
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$515
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$675
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$673
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$508
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$508
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1097
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$673
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$683
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$562
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1124
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$678
652 km or 405 mi Save
$650
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$507
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$507
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$508
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1075
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$454
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$664
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$612
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$583
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$703
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$425
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$802
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$654
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$607
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$861
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1066

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615