Ouagadougou vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$329
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.3
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$1509
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
21
62
😀 Quality of life
23
44
🏙️ Population
2.45M
1.27M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 14% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6572nd and 6110th ($750 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 9th in South Africa, while ranked 8867th and 6750th 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
$3.26
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.73
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.1
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$275
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$171
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.97
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.83
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.3
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.4
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15142
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$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
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952