Ouagadougou vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Ouagadougou Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$329
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.3
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$720
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
21
24
😀 Quality of life
23
43
🏙️ Population
2.45M
6.56M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 30% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6572nd and 7871st ($750 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 Shaoyang. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 8867th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Ouagadougou vs Shaoyang infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Ouagadougou vs Shaoyang

Prices for goods and services in Ouagadougou and Shaoyang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Ouagadougou Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.26
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.73
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$275
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$171
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.97
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.83
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.3
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.4
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15142
$11076

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ouagadougou

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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586