Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 2.3 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
|
pay 95.7% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
|
pay 60.4% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
|
pay 94.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
|
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