Ouagadougou vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ouagadougou	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2390	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$360	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.6	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$559	$745
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	22	19
😀 Quality of life	21	38
🏙️ Population	2.45M	7.01M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 37% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6195th and 7314th ($869 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 8814th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Zhumadian

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	Ouagadougou	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.1	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$953	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.2	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.44%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$210	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.3	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.44	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.7	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15761	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504