Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 10.4% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,550
|
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
|
pay 9.4% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,761
|
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,266
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,848
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,974
|
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,886
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 6.1% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,692
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,174,888
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
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