Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 62.8% more expensive than Malaysia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.6% more in Burkina Faso
- Groceries
-
pay 60.9% more in Burkina Faso
- Transportation
-
pay 2.7 times more in Burkina Faso
- Housing
-
pay 75.4% more in Burkina Faso
- Childcare
-
pay 51.0% more in Burkina Faso
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.5% less in Burkina Faso
The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Malaysia. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.
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
MYR13.20
|
$1.23
F CFA739
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.75
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.01
|
$0.76
F CFA460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.69
|
$0.53
F CFA320
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.05
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR33.92
|
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.32
|
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.74
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.12
|
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.20
|
$1.48
F CFA894
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.53
|
$0.50
F CFA300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.38
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
$1.04
F CFA630
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.91
|
$1.20
F CFA721
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.26
|
$0.61
F CFA370
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.85
|
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR69.55
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR152,204.60
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR30.76
|
?? | |
pay 75.4% more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR116.67
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,431.14
|
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR941.45
|
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR146.30
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
|
pay 51.0% more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR725.67
|
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,379.21
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
|
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.22
|
$1.14
F CFA690
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.26
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.03
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR161.03
|
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.72
|
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR235.64
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR133.57
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR288.96
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR256.85
|
?? |
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