Ouagadougou vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2407
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$429
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$398
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
23
14
😀 Quality of life
28
43
🏙️ Population
2.45M
9.03M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 62% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5662nd and 7898th ($988 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th in Burkina Faso and China, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 8844th and 7422nd 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
$7.76
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.94%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$275
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.42
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.46
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.88
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.99
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.1
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.5
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17381
$18568

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91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$830
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$896
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$863
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$868
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$836
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$889
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$835
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$666
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1162
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$661
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$501
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$656
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$495
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$495
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1076
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$657
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$727
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$606
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1100
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$665
652 km or 405 mi Save
$654
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$494
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$494
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$493
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1049
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$500
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$714
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$596
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$561
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$762
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$372
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$759
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$697
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$583
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$927
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1043

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531