Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 18.7% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,366
|
$1.77
IDR28,783.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,170
|
$3.51
IDR57,122.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,183
|
$0.64
IDR10,343.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,962
|
$0.38
IDR6,149.92
|
|
pay 51.7% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,116
|
$1.19
IDR19,340.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,634
|
$3.70
IDR60,154.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,430
|
$5.10
IDR83,068.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,851
|
$1.57
IDR25,498.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,345
|
$1.49
IDR24,271.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,175
|
$1.18
IDR19,145.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,045
|
$0.57
IDR9,354.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,120
|
$0.74
IDR12,097.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,704
|
$0.48
IDR7,849.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,115
|
$0.54
IDR8,773.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,812
|
$0.92
IDR14,998.15
|
|
pay 76.8% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
$3.09
IDR50,306.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
$11.89
IDR193,417.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
$26,361.87
IDR428,990,629.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
$4.16
IDR67,764.16
|
|
pay 14.6% less for housing
Madagascar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
$33.62
IDR547,022.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
$247.48
IDR4,027,259.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,764
|
$163.01
IDR2,652,748.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
$42.16
IDR686,017.40
|
|
pay 34.6% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
$106.70
IDR1,736,328.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
$6,782.48
IDR110,372,244.60
|
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,226
|
$2.71
IDR44,052.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,378
|
$1.77
IDR28,882.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
$2.13
IDR34,736.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
$28.24
IDR459,630.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
$3.35
IDR54,559.05
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
$41.10
IDR668,849.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
$30.35
IDR493,905.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
$67.01
IDR1,090,430.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
$62.49
IDR1,016,837.85
|
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