Cost of Living Comparison

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Madagascar is 33.0% cheaper than French Polynesia.

If you lived in Madagascar instead of French Polynesia, you would:

pay 66.5% less for restaurants

	French Polynesia	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.43 CFPF1,617	$1.72 Ar5,487	-88.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.58 CFPF1,004	$5.04 Ar16,038	-47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 CFPF195	$0.59 Ar1,878	-68.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 CFPF95	$0.35 Ar1,118	-61.3%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 53.7% less for groceries

	French Polynesia	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 CFPF50	$0.51 Ar1,632	+6.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.06 CFPF950	$4.37 Ar13,928	-51.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67 CFPF489	$3.08 Ar9,825	-33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.52 CFPF474	$1.59 Ar5,065	-64.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.73 CFPF495	$2.16 Ar6,892	-54.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.85 CFPF194	$0.52 Ar1,659	-71.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CFPF108	$0.24 Ar766	-76.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.01 CFPF211	$0.40 Ar1,276	-80.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.69 CFPF282	$0.36 Ar1,149	-86.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.27 Ar861
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 CFPF52	$0.38 Ar1,196	-23.8%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 24.8% less for transportation

	French Polynesia	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 CFPF403	$4.26 Ar13,580	+10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.13 CFPF1,899	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,470.17 CFPF5,602,337	$26,833.39 Ar85,464,347	-49.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.49 CFPF1,937	$11.93 Ar37,984	-35.5%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 57.2% less for housing

	French Polynesia	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.87 CFPF8,578	$88.78 Ar282,771	+8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$898.97 CFPF94,190	$294.84 Ar939,053	-67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$740.12 CFPF77,546	$96.07 Ar305,983	-87.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$184.81 CFPF19,363	$31.08 Ar98,974	-83.2%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 54.7% more for childcare

	French Polynesia	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.51 CFPF37,982	$560.96 Ar1,786,662	+54.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,280.09 Ar13,632,091
Average			+54.7%

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pay 61.3% less for entertainment and sports

	French Polynesia	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.12 CFPF851	$0.80 Ar2,532	-90.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 CFPF332	$1.21 Ar3,859	-61.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.06 CFPF950	$3.98 Ar12,661	-56.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.20 CFPF10,603	$56.98 Ar181,480	-43.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.91 CFPF1,353	$5.83 Ar18,570	-54.9%
Average			-61.3%

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pay 22.3% less for clothing

	French Polynesia	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.01 CFPF7,755	$58.30 Ar185,700	-21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.94 CFPF4,814	$21.20 Ar67,527	-53.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.89 CFPF9,733	$136.49 Ar434,708	+46.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.94 CFPF14,243	$53.00 Ar168,818	-61.0%
Average			-22.3%

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