Ouagadougou vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ouagadougou	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2390	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$360	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.6	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$559	$4315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	22	100
😀 Quality of life	21	100
🏙️ Population	2.45M	4.84M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 66% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6195th and 745th ($869 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Burkina Faso and Australia, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8814th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Sydney

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	Ouagadougou	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.1	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$953	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.44%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$210	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.3	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.44	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.7	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15761	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683