Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 8.1% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Burma, you would:
pay 45.7% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
Burma
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
Burma
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
Burma
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
Burma
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
|
pay 56.3% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Burma
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
|
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