Cost of living comparison
China is 78.8% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in China instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,207
|
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar27,879
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,140
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,932
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 53.7% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,084
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,431
|
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,271
|
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,759
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,228
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,142
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,035
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,098
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,686
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,104
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
|
pay 2.1% less for housing
Madagascar
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar645,030
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
|
pay 37.0% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,182
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,322
|
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
|
pay 25.2% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
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