Ouagadougou vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$381
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$662
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$714
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
78
😀 Quality of life
22
66
🏙️ Population
2.45M
12.6M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 57% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6363rd and 8506th ($820 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8805th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Zhengzhou

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Ouagadougou Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.63
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$225
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15640
$19861

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619