Cost of living comparison
India is 29.2% cheaper than Madagascar.
If you lived in India instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
$2.24
₹186.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
$3.92
₹326.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Madagascar
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
$2.51
₹208.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
$2.48
₹206.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
$0.92
₹76.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
$1.36
₹113.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
$0.83
₹69.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
$0.16
₹13.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 30.1% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
$4.78
₹398.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
$8.38
₹698.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,350.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
$2.70
₹224.88
|
|
pay 56.5% less for housing
Madagascar
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
$8.43
₹703.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
$126.14
₹10,517.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
$85.52
₹7,130.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
$26.13
₹2,178.56
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
$47.60
₹3,969.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
$1,206.46
₹100,594.57
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
$1.88
₹157.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
$1.40
₹116.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
$3.85
₹320.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
$17.05
₹1,421.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
$2.94
₹244.90
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
Madagascar
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
$25.43
₹2,120.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
$26.83
₹2,236.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
$41.28
₹3,441.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
$30.75
₹2,563.89
|
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