Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 26.9% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Japan, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Madagascar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$3.28
MGA14,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$4.52
MGA20,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$0.97
MGA4,306
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$0.66
MGA2,900
|
|
pay 42.7% less for groceries
Japan
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$0.96
MGA4,241
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$5.06
MGA22,383
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$3.72
MGA16,451
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$2.04
MGA9,018
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$2.70
MGA11,924
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$0.74
MGA3,270
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.34
MGA1,494
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$0.58
MGA2,552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.38
MGA1,682
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.28
MGA1,229
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.39
MGA1,713
|
|
pay 25.7% less for transportation
Japan
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$4.51
MGA19,923
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
Japan
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$62.29
MGA275,359
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$299.81
MGA1,325,294
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$109.21
MGA482,780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 16.8% less for childcare
Japan
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$0.91
MGA4,001
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$1.19
MGA5,261
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$2.59
MGA11,452
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$33.94
MGA150,027
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$6.79
MGA30,003
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
Japan
|
Madagascar
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$18.59
MGA82,187
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$18.48
MGA81,686
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$79.19
MGA350,059
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$64.20
MGA283,805
|
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