Ouagadougou vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$329
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.3
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$1719
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
65
😀 Quality of life
23
82
🏙️ Population
2.45M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 53% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6572nd and 3028th ($750 vs $1612) 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 0.6 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8867th and 359th 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
$3.26
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.73
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.1
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$275
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$171
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.97
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.83
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.3
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.4
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15142
$5193

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541