Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 64.1% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 19.0% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
|
pay 22.8% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
|
pay 50.0% more for housing
Madagascar
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
|
pay 0.4% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
|
pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
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