Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 40.7% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA514
|
$3.46
Ar15,395
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,336
|
$6.34
Ar28,225
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA385
|
$0.94
Ar4,191
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA308
|
$0.67
Ar2,968
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA651
|
$0.70
Ar3,122
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.42
Ar19,672
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,250
|
$3.47
Ar15,460
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,233
|
$1.99
Ar8,868
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,865
|
$2.55
Ar11,367
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA575
|
$0.71
Ar3,181
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA350
|
$0.24
Ar1,047
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA264
|
$0.48
Ar2,124
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA361
|
$0.38
Ar1,707
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$0.25
Ar1,117
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$0.41
Ar1,816
|
|
pay 1.5% less for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,539
|
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,653
|
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
|
pay 0.8% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,921
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA256,965
|
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,640
|
$146.63
Ar653,027
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,161
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
|
pay 6.7% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,541
|
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,469,355
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
|
pay 77.2% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA720
|
$0.95
Ar4,234
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$1.21
Ar5,388
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
|
pay 88.1% more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,223
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,557
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
|
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