Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 36.6% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Finland, you would:
pay 64.7% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.72
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.29
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 6.9% less for housing
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€685.71
|
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.37
|
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 0.5% more for childcare
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.75
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 62.4% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
|
pay 41.2% less for clothing
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.15
|
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
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