Burkina Faso vs Madagascar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Madagascar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2199
$1341
🏠 One person rent
$351
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$707
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$92.9
💸 GDP per capita
$883
$506
😃 Human freedom index
6.31
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
65.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
26
🌐 English speaking %
1%
18%
🎓 Higher education
33
36
😀 Quality of life
18
17
🏙️ Population
23M
25.6M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($826) is 76% more expensive than in Madagascar ($468). Burkina Faso ranked 115th vs 187th for Madagascar in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Burkina Faso compared to 0.2 months in Madagascar. Ranked 171st and 175th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs Madagascar

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and Madagascar as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Burkina Faso Madagascar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.28
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.08
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$47.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.35%
14.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$208
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$8.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$4.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.47
$4.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.31
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.68
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.34
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.29
$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.4
$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$76.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15693
$11115

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Cities Comparison in Burkina Faso vs Madagascar

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Ouagadougou
$869
2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
904K
Koudougou
$743
160K
Ouahigouya
$756
125K
Fada N'gourma
$772
73.2K
Dedougou
$735
63.6K
Leo
$753
51.7K
Dori
$771
46.5K
Nouna
$733
32.4K
Manga
$774
28.6K

In Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$507
1.28M
Toamasina
$447
225K
Antsirabe
$352
265K
Toliara
$389
169K