Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Malaysia
  3. Burkina Faso
  4. Comparison
MYR
COMPARED TO
XOF

Burkina Faso is 46.9% more expensive than Malaysia.

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Malaysia, you would:
local_dining

pay 21.9% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.21
RM9.50
$0.90
CFA521
-59.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.40
RM14.61
$2.34
CFA1,355
-31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.58
RM2.50
$1.02
CFA591
+74.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.32
RM1.39
$0.66
CFA382
+103.8%
Average +21.9%
Malaysia vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 16.8% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.82
RM3.52
$1.17
CFA677
+42.2%
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.78
RM29.07
??
Milk (1 gallon) $6.00
RM25.74
$6.80
CFA3,945
+13.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.34
RM5.75
$1.98
CFA1,146
+47.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.37
RM5.89
$3.26
CFA1,891
+137.3%
Apples (1 lb) $1.09
RM4.67
$1.10
CFA638
+1.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.60
RM2.57
$0.55
CFA319
-8.0%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.04
RM4.44
$0.45
CFA260
-56.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.53
RM2.28
$0.34
CFA196
-36.7%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.41
RM1.75
$0.49
CFA284
+20.0%
Onions (1 lb) $0.49
RM2.10
$0.53
CFA307
+8.2%
Average +16.8%
Malaysia vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 12.4% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.95
RM8.37
$4.03
CFA2,334
+106.4%
Monthly public transit pass $21.12
RM90.62
$16.17
CFA9,379
-23.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,696.15
RM153,154.41
$26,957.55
CFA15,631,333
-24.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $5.32
RM22.81
$4.85
CFA2,814
-8.7%
Average +12.4%
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home

pay 2.5 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.94
RM132.76
$112.32
CFA65,131
+263.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $280.14
RM1,201.95
$281.56
CFA163,261
+0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $178.44
RM765.60
$112.32
CFA65,131
-37.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $33.60
RM144.14
$162.63
CFA94,299
+384.1%
Average +152.6%
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child_care

pay 90.8% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $131.31
RM563.40
$173.73
CFA100,735
+32.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,770.51
RM24,758.37
$14,377.36
CFA8,336,711
+149.2%
Average +90.8%
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gamepad

pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.35
RM14.37
$1.35
CFA782
-59.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.31
RM9.90
$1.80
CFA1,042
-22.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.22
RM18.10
$1.71
CFA990
-59.5%
Monthly membership at local gym $37.93
RM162.76
$49.42
CFA28,657
+30.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $3.64
RM15.61
$2.70
CFA1,563
-25.9%
Average -27.4%
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store

pay 61.3% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $49.32
RM211.60
$89.86
CFA52,104
+82.2%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $22.07
RM94.69
$56.16
CFA32,565
+154.5%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $62.60
RM268.57
$71.89
CFA41,684
+14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $57.59
RM247.10
$53.92
CFA31,263
-6.4%
Average +61.3%
Malaysia vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of clothing
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