Ouagadougou vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$381
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$662
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
96
😀 Quality of life
22
79
🏙️ Population
2.45M
17.7M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 14% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6363rd and 5948th ($820 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Burkina Faso and China, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8805th and 556th 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
$3.63
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$225
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15640
$24117

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$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618