Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 44.8% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$3.46
MGA15,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$6.34
MGA28,170
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$0.94
MGA4,183
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.67
MGA2,962
|
|
pay 38.3% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.70
MGA3,116
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$4.42
MGA19,634
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$3.47
MGA15,430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$1.99
MGA8,851
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$2.55
MGA11,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.71
MGA3,175
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.24
MGA1,045
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.48
MGA2,120
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.38
MGA1,704
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.25
MGA1,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.41
MGA1,812
|
|
pay 55.7% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,810.71
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
|
pay 48.9% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£869.03
|
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.96
|
$146.63
MGA651,764
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.45
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.28
|
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,108.03
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$0.95
MGA4,226
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$1.21
MGA5,378
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.11
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.12
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.24
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.24
|
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
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