Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 47.7% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Norway, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$3.28
MGA14,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$4.52
MGA20,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$0.97
MGA4,306
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$0.66
MGA2,900
|
|
pay 53.7% less for groceries
Norway
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$0.96
MGA4,241
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$5.06
MGA22,383
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$3.72
MGA16,451
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$2.04
MGA9,018
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$2.70
MGA11,924
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$0.74
MGA3,270
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$0.34
MGA1,494
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$0.58
MGA2,552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$0.38
MGA1,682
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$0.28
MGA1,229
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$0.39
MGA1,713
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
Norway
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$4.51
MGA19,923
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 52.6% less for housing
Norway
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$62.29
MGA275,359
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$299.81
MGA1,325,294
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$109.21
MGA482,780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 2.8% more for childcare
Norway
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$0.91
MGA4,001
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$1.19
MGA5,261
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$2.59
MGA11,452
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$33.94
MGA150,027
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$6.79
MGA30,003
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
Norway
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$18.59
MGA82,187
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$18.48
MGA81,686
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$79.19
MGA350,059
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$64.20
MGA283,805
|
|
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