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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
|
pay 9.4% less for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 6.1% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
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