Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 39.8% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
$0.53
F CFA330
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
$1.48
F CFA922
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
$1.04
F CFA649
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$0.61
F CFA382
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
?? | |
pay 27.2% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
|
pay 8.8% more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
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