Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 10.6% cheaper than Madagascar.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 46.0% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,366
|
$2.31
TND7.280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,170
|
$3.46
TND10.890
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,183
|
$0.54
TND1.690
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,962
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Madagascar
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,116
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,634
|
$4.31
TND13.540
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,430
|
$1.72
TND5.400
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,851
|
$1.09
TND3.440
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,345
|
$1.86
TND5.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,175
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,045
|
$0.83
TND2.610
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,120
|
$0.33
TND1.040
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,704
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,115
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,812
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 64.7% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
$2.72
TND8.560
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
$10.84
TND34.090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
$27,518.48
TND86,518.120
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
$2.62
TND8.240
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
Madagascar
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
$19.59
TND61.590
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
$167.41
TND526.340
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,764
|
$128.64
TND404.440
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
$29.75
TND93.530
|
|
pay 44.8% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
$61.08
TND192.050
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
$2,342.76
TND7,365.640
|
|
pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,226
|
$1.22
TND3.830
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,378
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
$2.74
TND8.610
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
$25.01
TND78.620
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
$4.59
TND14.420
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
$37.90
TND119.170
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
$43.96
TND138.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
$88.95
TND279.670
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
$57.48
TND180.710
|
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