Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 12.8% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$3.46
MGA15,281
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$6.34
MGA28,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.94
MGA4,160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.67
MGA2,946
|
|
pay 65.2% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.70
MGA3,099
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$4.42
MGA19,526
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$3.47
MGA15,345
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.99
MGA8,802
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$2.55
MGA11,283
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.71
MGA3,158
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.24
MGA1,040
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.48
MGA2,108
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.38
MGA1,694
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.25
MGA1,109
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.41
MGA1,802
|
|
pay 39.3% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$4.33
MGA19,153
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$2.74
MGA12,119
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,217,866
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$15.90
MGA70,293
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$58.15
MGA257,061
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$465.53
MGA2,057,848
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$146.63
MGA648,173
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$35.25
MGA155,807
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$138.28
MGA611,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,620,625
|
|
pay 67.0% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$0.95
MGA4,202
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$1.21
MGA5,348
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$5.30
MGA23,431
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$41.48
MGA183,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$5.76
MGA25,468
|
|
pay 78.1% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$29.38
MGA129,889
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$23.05
MGA101,874
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$103.71
MGA458,431
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$72.98
MGA322,600
|
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