Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 25.7% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Chad, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$3.46
MGA15,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
$6.34
MGA28,170
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$0.94
MGA4,183
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$0.67
MGA2,962
|
|
pay 46.5% less for groceries
Chad
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.70
MGA3,116
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.42
MGA19,634
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
$3.47
MGA15,430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
$1.99
MGA8,851
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.55
MGA11,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
$0.71
MGA3,175
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.24
MGA1,045
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$0.48
MGA2,120
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA388
|
$0.38
MGA1,704
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$0.25
MGA1,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$0.41
MGA1,812
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
Chad
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
Chad
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$146.63
MGA651,764
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$0.95
MGA4,226
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
$1.21
MGA5,378
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
Chad
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
|
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