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Burkina Faso vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 89.5% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.5% more in Burkina Faso
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Burkina Faso
Transportation: pay 73.4% more in Burkina Faso
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Burkina Faso
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.3% more in Burkina Faso

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Madagascar. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Madagascar, you would:

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pay 35.5% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.04 MGA13,619	$5.37 F CFA3,035	+76.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.73 MGA21,181	$8.05 F CFA4,553	+70.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MGA3,671	$0.83 F CFA472	+1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MGA2,787	$0.58 F CFA329	-6.6%
Average			+35.5%

Madagascar vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Madagascar	Burkina Faso
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 MGA3,926	$0.95 F CFA536	+8.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 MGA24,011	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+66.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.89 MGA17,413	$10.61 F CFA6,000	+172.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 MGA8,825	$3.05 F CFA1,723	+54.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 MGA11,798	$9.74 F CFA5,507	+269.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MGA2,870	$2.03 F CFA1,147	+216.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,487	$0.63 F CFA358	+90.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MGA2,534	$0.45 F CFA257	-19.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 MGA1,830	$1.11 F CFA630	+172.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 MGA1,284	$1.01 F CFA572	+252.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MGA1,813	$0.61 F CFA346	+50.9%
Average			+121.4%

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pay 73.4% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 MGA19,882	$5.76 F CFA3,256	+29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,651.72 MGA56,656,041	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584	+204.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.17 MGA76,890	$14.85 F CFA8,398	-13.5%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Madagascar	Burkina Faso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.23 MGA269,738	$50.62 F CFA28,634	-16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$257.49 MGA1,153,080	$447.18 F CFA252,949	+73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$71.69 MGA321,047	$280.23 F CFA158,514	+290.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.95 MGA201,275	$97.57 F CFA55,192	+117.1%
Average			+116.4%

Madagascar vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Madagascar	Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.54 MGA208,413	$134.15 F CFA75,885	+188.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,634.52 MGA38,666,483	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	+105.4%
Average			+146.9%

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pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.82 MGA3,656	$1.07 F CFA607	+31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.33 MGA5,953	$1.79 F CFA1,012	+34.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.73 MGA7,764	$1.79 F CFA1,012	+3.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.94 MGA134,087	$62.61 F CFA35,413	+109.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 MGA28,989	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+38.2%
Average			+43.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Madagascar	Burkina Faso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.48 MGA87,220	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.20 MGA77,045	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.84 MGA317,229	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.48 MGA248,436	??

Madagascar vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of clothing

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