Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 8.1% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Burma, you would:
pay 45.7% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,138
|
$3.46
Ar15,395
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
$6.34
Ar28,225
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,223
|
$0.94
Ar4,191
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K713
|
$0.67
Ar2,968
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
Burma
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
$0.70
Ar3,122
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,180
|
$4.42
Ar19,672
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,515
|
$3.47
Ar15,460
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
$1.99
Ar8,868
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,641
|
$2.55
Ar11,367
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,801
|
$0.71
Ar3,181
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K716
|
$0.24
Ar1,047
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,055
|
$0.48
Ar2,124
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,509
|
$0.38
Ar1,707
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,190
|
$0.25
Ar1,117
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,528
|
$0.41
Ar1,816
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
Burma
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,758
|
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K36,099
|
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,940
|
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
Burma
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K675,688
|
$146.63
Ar653,027
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
Burma
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
|
pay 56.3% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,304
|
$0.95
Ar4,234
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,348
|
$1.21
Ar5,388
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,354
|
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,259
|
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Burma
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K186,677
|
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Madagascar or Burma. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.