Ouagadougou vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$983
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2420
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$425
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.4
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
23
95
😀 Quality of life
27
77
🏙️ Population
2.45M
17.5M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 5% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5778th and 6106th ($983 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Ouagadougou ranked 2nd best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8911th and 1113th 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
$7.02
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.63%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$237
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.24
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.4
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18111
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$836
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$894
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$862
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$867
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$840
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$891
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$837
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$612
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1194
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$682
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$515
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$675
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$673
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$508
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$508
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1097
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$673
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$683
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$562
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1124
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$678
652 km or 405 mi Save
$650
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$507
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$507
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$508
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1075
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$454
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$664
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$612
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$583
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$703
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$425
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$802
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$654
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$607
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$861
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1066

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638