Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 6.2% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 7.8% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$3.28
MGA14,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$4.52
MGA20,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$0.97
MGA4,306
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$0.66
MGA2,900
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
Namibia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$0.96
MGA4,241
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$5.06
MGA22,383
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$3.72
MGA16,451
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$2.04
MGA9,018
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$2.70
MGA11,924
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$0.74
MGA3,270
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$0.34
MGA1,494
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$0.58
MGA2,552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$0.38
MGA1,682
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$0.28
MGA1,229
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$0.39
MGA1,713
|
|
pay 31.5% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$4.51
MGA19,923
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 27.3% less for housing
Namibia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$62.29
MGA275,359
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$299.81
MGA1,325,294
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$109.21
MGA482,780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 65.8% more for childcare
Namibia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$0.91
MGA4,001
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$1.19
MGA5,261
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$2.59
MGA11,452
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$33.94
MGA150,027
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$6.79
MGA30,003
|
|
pay 21.7% less for clothing
Namibia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$18.59
MGA82,187
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$18.48
MGA81,686
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$79.19
MGA350,059
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$64.20
MGA283,805
|
|
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