Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 61.5% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Madagascar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$10.17
|
$3.28
MGA14,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.73
|
$4.52
MGA20,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.60
|
$0.97
MGA4,306
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
$0.66
MGA2,900
|
|
pay 47.1% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$5.00
|
$0.96
MGA4,241
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.46
|
$5.06
MGA22,383
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
$3.72
MGA16,451
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.41
|
$2.04
MGA9,018
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$4.00
|
$2.70
MGA11,924
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.45
|
$0.74
MGA3,270
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.62
|
$0.34
MGA1,494
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
$0.58
MGA2,552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$0.38
MGA1,682
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
$0.28
MGA1,229
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.28
|
$0.39
MGA1,713
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.28
|
$4.51
MGA19,923
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,975.59
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$361.14
|
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 51.7% less for housing
Cook Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$177.52
|
$62.29
MGA275,359
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$813.84
|
$299.81
MGA1,325,294
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$712.11
|
$109.21
MGA482,780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$111.24
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,441.51
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$8.14
|
$0.91
MGA4,001
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$6.95
|
$1.19
MGA5,261
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$30.52
|
$2.59
MGA11,452
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$42.39
|
$33.94
MGA150,027
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$9.92
|
$6.79
MGA30,003
|
|
pay 37.4% less for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$18.59
MGA82,187
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$61.04
|
$18.48
MGA81,686
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$79.19
MGA350,059
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$147.51
|
$64.20
MGA283,805
|
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