Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 5.1 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Jersey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
$49.68
£39.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
$4.40
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
$6.78
£5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
$6.86
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
$64.59
£51.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
$35.31
£28.14
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
|
pay 9.7 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
$7.14
£5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
$76.60
£61.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
$116.23
£92.62
|
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