Ouagadougou vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$381
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$662
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$690
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
21
17
😀 Quality of life
22
37
🏙️ Population
2.45M
9.03M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 37% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6363rd and 7790th ($820 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 8805th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Zhoukou

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Ouagadougou Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.63
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$225
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$2.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15640
$15431

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$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

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528