Ouagadougou vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2407
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$429
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$398
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
23
95
😀 Quality of life
28
76
🏙️ Population
2.45M
17.5M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 0.7% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5662nd and 5618th ($988 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Burkina Faso and China, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8844th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Shenzhen

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Ouagadougou Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.76
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.94%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$275
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.42
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.46
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.88
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.99
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.1
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.5
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17381
$21140

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$830
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$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648