Ouagadougou vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$329
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.3
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$658
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
21
17
😀 Quality of life
23
41
🏙️ Population
2.45M
9.03M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 28% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6572nd and 7809th ($750 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th in Burkina Faso and China, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 8867th and 7081st 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
$3.26
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.73
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$275
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$171
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.97
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.83
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.4
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15142
$13369

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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

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532