Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 20.6% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
BAM9.66
|
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.62
BAM8.34
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BAM2.58
|
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
BAM6.68
|
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
BAM7.62
|
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BAM4.12
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
BAM5.49
|
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
|
pay 6.3% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
BAM9.77
|
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.45
BAM58.56
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,179.19
BAM41,823.21
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.57
BAM11.86
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.07
BAM43.43
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$213.13
BAM384.56
|
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.46
BAM285.92
|
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.76
BAM203.46
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.52
BAM271.59
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,631.11
BAM4,747.42
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
BAM2.82
|
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
BAM2.31
|
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
BAM6.00
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.30
BAM43.84
|
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.03
BAM7.28
|
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.85
BAM109.80
|
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.86
BAM50.27
|
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.64
BAM138.29
|
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.02
BAM162.43
|
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
|
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