Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 12.5% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 39.3% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
Yemen
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
|
pay 49.5% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
|
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