Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 62.8% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 16.6% more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.90
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
$0.53
F CFA330
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.20
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.56
|
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
$1.48
F CFA922
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.55
|
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.83
|
$1.04
F CFA649
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
$0.61
F CFA382
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.13
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR153,474.84
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR31.01
|
?? | |
pay 75.4% more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR117.64
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,443.09
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR949.31
|
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR147.52
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
|
pay 51.0% more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR731.72
|
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,624.39
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
|
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.35
|
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.18
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR162.38
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.87
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR237.60
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR134.68
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR291.37
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR259.00
|
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