Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 54.5% cheaper than Madagascar.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 73.0% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,366
|
$0.98
PKR274.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,170
|
$2.67
PKR744.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,183
|
$0.17
PKR47.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,962
|
$0.13
PKR35.64
|
|
pay 54.3% less for groceries
Madagascar
|
Pakistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,116
|
$0.33
PKR90.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,634
|
$2.14
PKR596.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,430
|
$1.71
PKR476.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,851
|
$0.81
PKR225.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,345
|
$0.74
PKR205.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,175
|
$0.32
PKR89.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,045
|
$0.18
PKR50.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,120
|
$0.25
PKR69.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,704
|
$0.18
PKR49.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,115
|
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,812
|
$0.12
PKR34.75
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
Madagascar
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
$2.55
PKR709.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
$5.51
PKR1,534.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,392.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
$1.80
PKR502.13
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
Madagascar
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
$17.57
PKR4,892.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
$57.96
PKR16,139.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,764
|
$36.22
PKR10,086.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
$32.70
PKR9,106.27
|
|
pay 84.4% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
$19.40
PKR5,403.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
$607.98
PKR169,290.14
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,226
|
$1.69
PKR470.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,378
|
$0.92
PKR255.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
$0.85
PKR237.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
$7.61
PKR2,118.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
$2.54
PKR705.93
|
|
pay 61.3% less for clothing
Madagascar
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
$10.53
PKR2,931.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
$13.64
PKR3,797.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
$30.17
PKR8,399.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
$22.47
PKR6,257.80
|
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