Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

compared to

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 82.8% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% more in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 63.3% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 27.2% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 39.7% more in Saudi Arabia

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Madagascar. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Saudi Arabia.

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Saudi Arabia vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Madagascar, you would:

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pay 54.5% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$6.43 SAR24.15	+137.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$7.60 SAR28.53	+34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$0.77 SAR2.90	-2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$0.25 SAR0.94	-42.6%
Average			+54.5%

Madagascar vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.3% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$0.98 SAR3.69	-4.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$3.80 SAR14.25	-10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$6.70 SAR25.16	+81.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$2.67 SAR10.01	+30.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$3.42 SAR12.84	+69.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$0.98 SAR3.66	+98.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.78 SAR2.93	+205.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$0.80 SAR2.99	+69.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$0.75 SAR2.81	+93.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$0.62 SAR2.32	+133.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$0.60 SAR2.27	+38.9%
Average			+63.3%

Madagascar vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.2% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$2.35 SAR8.83	-46.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$35.96 SAR134.94
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$44,549.24 SAR167K	+272.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$20.52 SAR77.00	+4.4%
Average			+27.2%

Madagascar vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Madagascar	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$68.86 SAR258.41	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$633.54 SAR2,377.57	+94.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$465.22 SAR1,745.88	+209.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$73.68 SAR276.52	+30.0%
Average			+115.2%

Madagascar vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of housing

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Madagascar	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$419.94 SAR1,575.96	+1577.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$8,565.65 SAR32,145.50	-42.9%
Average			+209.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$1.91 SAR7.18	+88.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$3.43 SAR12.86	+107.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$6.94 SAR26.04	+338.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$98.19 SAR368.47	+231.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$15.24 SAR57.19	+169.9%
Average			+163.3%

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pay 39.7% more for clothing

	Madagascar	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$44.17 SAR165.75	+52.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$55.80 SAR209.42	+101.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$89.45 SAR335.69	+15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$74.85 SAR280.89	+7.6%
Average			+39.7%

Madagascar vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of clothing

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