Ouagadougou vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$869
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2390
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$360
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$559
$2174
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
65
😀 Quality of life
21
83
🏙️ Population
2.45M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 42% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6195th and 3460th ($869 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8814th and 412th 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
$3.6
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.1
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.2
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.44%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$210
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.44
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.7
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15761
$7169

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$743
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$774
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$753
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$756
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$772
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$735
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$771
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$733
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$507
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1019
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$658
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$499
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$651
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$649
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$489
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$490
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$916
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$647
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$575
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$433
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$937
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$632
652 km or 405 mi Save
$613
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$491
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$489
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$490
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$889
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$354
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$551
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$590
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$569
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$588
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$426
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$755
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$560
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$553
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$729
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2240
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$2379
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$1196
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$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536