Ouagadougou vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ouagadougou	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2390	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$360	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.6	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$559	$1598
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	22	63
😀 Quality of life	21	38
🏙️ Population	2.45M	1.27M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 6% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6195th and 5917th ($869 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Burkina Faso and South Africa, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 8814th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Soweto

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	Ouagadougou	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.1	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$953	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.2	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.44%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$210	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.3	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.44	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.7	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15761	$3805

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Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003