Ouagadougou vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$329
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.3
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$1524
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
96
😀 Quality of life
23
80
🏙️ Population
2.45M
17.5M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 20% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6572nd and 5744th ($750 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Burkina Faso and China, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8867th and 460th 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
$3.26
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.73
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$275
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$171
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.97
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.83
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.3
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.4
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15142
$24305

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$664
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$678
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$675
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$673
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$677
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$677
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$680
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$443
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1006
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$620
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$479
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$617
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$616
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$471
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$470
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$976
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$617
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$482
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$416
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$923
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$616
652 km or 405 mi Save
$676
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$471
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$472
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$471
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$874
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$353
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$459
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$677
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$518
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$497
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$219
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$678
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$512
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$446
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$582
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$892

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584