Ouagadougou vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$381
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$662
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
21
24
😀 Quality of life
22
39
🏙️ Population
2.45M
6.56M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 34% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6363rd and 7649th ($820 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 8805th and 7013th 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
$3.63
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$225
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15640
$10066

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610