Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 43.6% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Finland, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.75
|
$3.46
MGA15,281
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.81
|
$6.34
MGA28,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.40
|
$0.94
MGA4,160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.64
|
$0.67
MGA2,946
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
$0.70
MGA3,099
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$4.42
MGA19,526
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$3.47
MGA15,345
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
$1.99
MGA8,802
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$2.55
MGA11,283
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.71
MGA3,158
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.24
MGA1,040
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.48
MGA2,108
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$0.38
MGA1,694
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.25
MGA1,109
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.41
MGA1,802
|
|
pay 54.8% less for transportation
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.26
|
$4.33
MGA19,153
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.85
|
$2.74
MGA12,119
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,425.21
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,217,866
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.22
|
$15.90
MGA70,293
|
|
pay 6.2% less for housing
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.36
|
$58.15
MGA257,061
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€690.72
|
$465.53
MGA2,057,848
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€573.03
|
$146.63
MGA648,173
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€89.40
|
$35.25
MGA155,807
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€321.44
|
$138.28
MGA611,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,358.89
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,620,625
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.60
|
$0.95
MGA4,202
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.88
|
$1.21
MGA5,348
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.24
|
$5.30
MGA23,431
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.78
|
$41.48
MGA183,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.08
|
$5.76
MGA25,468
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.66
|
$29.38
MGA129,889
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.66
|
$23.05
MGA101,874
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€75.52
|
$103.71
MGA458,431
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€109.39
|
$72.98
MGA322,600
|
|
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