Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 2.0 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 54.9% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,366
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,170
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,183
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,962
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,116
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,634
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,430
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,851
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,345
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,175
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,045
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,120
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,704
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,115
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,812
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
Madagascar
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,764
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 94.4% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,226
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,378
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 48.4% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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