Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 26.4% cheaper than Dominica.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
|
Dominica
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
|
pay 63.8% less for groceries
|
Dominica
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
|
Dominica
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
|
pay 0.4% less for housing
|
Dominica
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
|
pay 24.6% more for childcare
|
Dominica
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dominica
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
|
pay 44.3% less for clothing
|
Dominica
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
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