Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 9.9% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
Mongolia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 63.6% more for housing
Mongolia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 44.2% more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
|
pay 46.0% less for clothing
Mongolia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
|
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