Ouagadougou vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2407
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$429
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$398
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
23
66
😀 Quality of life
28
86
🏙️ Population
2.45M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 36% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5662nd and 3851st ($988 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Burkina Faso and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8844th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Sharjah

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Ouagadougou Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.76
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.94%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$275
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.42
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.46
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.88
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.99
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.1
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17381
$8199

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469