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Ouagadougou vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 35.1% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 51.9% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 81.0% more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 41.5% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 23.8% more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% less in Ouagadougou

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, restaurants, and childcare in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:

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pay 24.2% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.74 MYR19.32	$5.37 F CFA3,006	+13.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.32	$8.05 F CFA4,508	+69.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MYR3.61	$0.83 F CFA468	-5.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 MYR1.98	$0.58 F CFA326	+19.5%
Average			+24.2%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.9% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR3.98	$0.95 F CFA531	-2.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 MYR29.06	$8.94 F CFA5,009	+25.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.98 MYR32.52	$10.61 F CFA5,942	+33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MYR9.08	$3.05 F CFA1,706	+36.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 MYR8.54	$9.74 F CFA5,453	+364.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.38	$2.03 F CFA1,136	+53.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.05	$0.63 F CFA354	-15.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR4.98	$0.45 F CFA254	-62.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.82	$1.11 F CFA624	+61.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.30	$1.01 F CFA566	+78.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.53	$0.61 F CFA342	-1.6%
Average			+51.9%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries

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pay 81.0% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 MYR7.61	$5.76 F CFA3,224	+208.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.31	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,284.36 MYR164,239.34	$38,457.72 F CFA21,540,035	-4.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR43.48	$14.85 F CFA8,315	+39.2%
Average			+81.0%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of transportation

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pay 41.5% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.49 MYR103.91	$50.62 F CFA28,353	+98.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$573.16 MYR2,336.79	$447.18 F CFA250,466	-22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.71 MYR1,429.85	$280.23 F CFA156,958	-20.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.59 MYR189.95	$97.57 F CFA54,651	+109.4%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 23.8% more for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.45 MYR1,078.18	$134.15 F CFA75,140	-49.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,004.74 MYR36,712.32	$17,731.14 F CFA9,931,152	+96.9%
Average			+23.8%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of childcare

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pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.39	$1.07 F CFA601	-74.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 MYR12.48	$1.79 F CFA1,002	-41.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.39	$1.79 F CFA1,002	-58.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.43 MYR189.28	$62.61 F CFA35,065	+34.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.29	$8.94 F CFA5,009	+79.7%
Average			-12.0%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.66 MYR251.38	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.10 MYR151.28	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.80 MYR357.96	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.47 MYR336.25	??

Kuala Lumpur vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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