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Kuala Lumpur vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 7.7% more expensive than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants: pay 15.8% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 6.9% less in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 30.4% less in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 12.2% less in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 23.9% more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.4% more in Kuala Lumpur

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

Kuala Lumpur vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.8% less for restaurants

	Ouagadougou	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.37 F CFA3,035	$4.74 MYR19.59	-11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 F CFA4,553	$4.74 MYR19.59	-41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 F CFA472	$0.89 MYR3.66	+6.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 F CFA329	$0.49 MYR2.01	-16.3%
Average			-15.8%

Ouagadougou vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.9% less for groceries

	Ouagadougou	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 F CFA536	$0.98 MYR4.03	+3.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$7.13 MYR29.45	-20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.61 F CFA6,000	$7.98 MYR32.96	-24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 F CFA1,723	$2.23 MYR9.21	-26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.74 F CFA5,507	$2.09 MYR8.65	-78.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 F CFA1,147	$1.32 MYR5.45	-34.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 F CFA358	$0.75 MYR3.09	+18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 F CFA257	$1.22 MYR5.04	+169.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 F CFA630	$0.69 MYR2.86	-37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 F CFA572	$0.57 MYR2.34	-44.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 F CFA346	$0.62 MYR2.56	+1.6%
Average			-6.9%

Ouagadougou vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.4% less for transportation

	Ouagadougou	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 F CFA3,256	$1.87 MYR7.71	-67.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.85 MYR48.96
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	+4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.85 F CFA8,398	$10.66 MYR44.07	-28.2%
Average			-30.4%

Ouagadougou vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.2% less for housing

	Ouagadougou	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.62 F CFA28,634	$25.49 MYR105.32	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.18 F CFA252,949	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	+28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$280.23 F CFA158,514	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	+25.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.57 F CFA55,192	$46.59 MYR192.54	-52.3%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 23.9% more for childcare

	Ouagadougou	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$134.15 F CFA75,885	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	+97.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	-49.2%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 87.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ouagadougou	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA607	$4.27 MYR17.63	+297.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$3.06 MYR12.65	+71.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$4.27 MYR17.63	+138.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.61 F CFA35,413	$46.43 MYR191.86	-25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$4.98 MYR20.56	-44.4%
Average			+87.4%

Ouagadougou vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Ouagadougou	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$61.66 MYR254.80
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.10 MYR153.34
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$87.80 MYR362.83
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$82.47 MYR340.83

Ouagadougou vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of clothing

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