Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 34.2% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 26.4% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA14,502
|
$6.24
TRY202.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,002
|
$6.07
TRY196.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,306
|
$1.14
TRY36.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA2,900
|
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,241
|
$0.69
TRY22.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA22,383
|
$3.56
TRY115.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA16,451
|
$2.89
TRY93.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,018
|
$1.43
TRY46.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA11,924
|
$2.52
TRY81.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,270
|
$0.43
TRY13.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,494
|
$0.59
TRY19.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,552
|
$0.47
TRY15.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,682
|
$0.35
TRY11.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,229
|
$0.26
TRY8.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,713
|
$0.17
TRY5.52
|
|
pay 46.1% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA19,923
|
$4.52
TRY146.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.83
TRY610.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,335,998.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
$6.53
TRY211.65
|
|
pay 53.5% more for housing
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA275,359
|
$10.43
TRY338.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,325,294
|
$399.75
TRY12,953.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA482,780
|
$359.90
TRY11,662.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
$43.40
TRY1,406.22
|
|
pay 27.1% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
$278.07
TRY9,010.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
$5,884.06
TRY190,668.38
|
|
pay 37.0% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,001
|
$2.38
TRY77.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,261
|
$2.28
TRY73.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,452
|
$1.80
TRY58.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA150,027
|
$32.86
TRY1,064.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA30,003
|
$4.42
TRY143.20
|
|
pay 65.1% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA82,187
|
$45.31
TRY1,468.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA81,686
|
$37.21
TRY1,205.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA350,059
|
$80.01
TRY2,592.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA283,805
|
$73.48
TRY2,380.94
|
|
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