Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 56.9% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 56.7% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.04
|
$3.46
Ar15,395
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
$6.34
Ar28,225
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$0.94
Ar4,191
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$0.67
Ar2,968
|
|
pay 60.0% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.70
Ar3,122
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.57
|
$4.42
Ar19,672
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.55
|
$3.47
Ar15,460
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.84
|
$1.99
Ar8,868
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$2.55
Ar11,367
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.17
|
$0.71
Ar3,181
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.15
|
$0.24
Ar1,047
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$0.48
Ar2,124
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.56
|
$0.38
Ar1,707
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$0.25
Ar1,117
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$0.41
Ar1,816
|
|
pay 52.1% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.14
|
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.53
|
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,851.75
|
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.23
|
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.80
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,257.50
|
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,128.73
|
$146.63
Ar653,027
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.82
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,141.62
|
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,548.76
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.55
|
$0.95
Ar4,234
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.07
|
$1.21
Ar5,388
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.82
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.62
|
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.40
|
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.59
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£30.01
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.36
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£81.37
|
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
|
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