Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 65.7% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 30.1% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$3.46
MGA15,281
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$6.34
MGA28,015
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.94
MGA4,160
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.67
MGA2,946
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.70
MGA3,099
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$4.42
MGA19,526
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$3.47
MGA15,345
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.99
MGA8,802
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$2.55
MGA11,283
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$0.71
MGA3,158
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.24
MGA1,040
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.48
MGA2,108
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.38
MGA1,694
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.25
MGA1,109
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.41
MGA1,802
|
|
pay 15.9% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$4.33
MGA19,153
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$2.74
MGA12,119
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,217,866
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$15.90
MGA70,293
|
|
pay 49.0% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$58.15
MGA257,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$465.53
MGA2,057,848
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$146.63
MGA648,173
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$35.25
MGA155,807
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$138.28
MGA611,242
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,620,625
|
|
pay 40.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$0.95
MGA4,202
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$1.21
MGA5,348
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$5.30
MGA23,431
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$41.48
MGA183,373
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$5.76
MGA25,468
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$29.38
MGA129,889
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$23.05
MGA101,874
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$103.71
MGA458,431
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$72.98
MGA322,600
|
|
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