Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 15.7% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$3.28
MGA14,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$4.52
MGA20,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$0.97
MGA4,306
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$0.66
MGA2,900
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$0.96
MGA4,241
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$5.06
MGA22,383
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$3.72
MGA16,451
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$2.04
MGA9,018
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$2.70
MGA11,924
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.74
MGA3,270
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.34
MGA1,494
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.58
MGA2,552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.38
MGA1,682
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.28
MGA1,229
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.39
MGA1,713
|
|
pay 94.2% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$4.51
MGA19,923
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
Haiti
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$62.29
MGA275,359
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$299.81
MGA1,325,294
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$109.21
MGA482,780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 54.5% more for childcare
Haiti
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$0.91
MGA4,001
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$1.19
MGA5,261
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$2.59
MGA11,452
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$33.94
MGA150,027
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$6.79
MGA30,003
|
|
pay 60.9% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$18.59
MGA82,187
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$18.48
MGA81,686
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$79.19
MGA350,059
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$64.20
MGA283,805
|
|
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