Ouagadougou vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$381
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$662
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$2228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
65
😀 Quality of life
22
83
🏙️ Population
2.45M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 45% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6363rd and 3679th ($820 vs $1503) 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 0.7 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 8805th and 386th 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
$3.63
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$225
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15640
$5054

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507