Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 50.7% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 69.7% less for restaurants
|
Denmark
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK133.80
|
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.17
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.94
|
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK18.92
|
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
|
pay 57.5% less for groceries
|
Denmark
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK17.98
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.52
|
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.09
|
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.18
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.32
|
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.11
|
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.70
|
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.23
|
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.40
|
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
|
pay 59.2% less for transportation
|
Denmark
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.33
|
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK549.66
|
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK276,415.70
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK160.51
|
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
|
Denmark
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK227.33
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,268.91
|
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,783.96
|
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,111.18
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
|
pay 47.0% less for childcare
|
Denmark
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,903.95
|
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,560.81
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Denmark
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.18
|
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK35.81
|
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.05
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK252.09
|
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.21
|
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
|
pay 39.3% less for clothing
|
Denmark
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK673.04
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK294.44
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK681.54
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK956.14
|
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
|
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