Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 30.9% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 62.8% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
|
pay 23.7% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 46.7% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
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