Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 9.3% cheaper than Madagascar.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 6.9% less for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
Ar5,553
|
$2.69
₺9.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
Ar15,866
|
$3.25
₺11.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
Ar1,734
|
$0.54
₺1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
Ar1,230
|
$0.21
₺0.74
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
Ar2,439
|
$0.38
₺1.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
Ar11,661
|
$2.07
₺7.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
Ar9,709
|
$2.47
₺8.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
Ar4,839
|
$1.22
₺4.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
Ar6,981
|
$1.48
₺5.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
Ar1,889
|
$0.29
₺1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
Ar684
|
$0.51
₺1.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,259
|
$0.28
₺0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
Ar1,043
|
$0.46
₺1.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
Ar720
|
$0.19
₺0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,115
|
$0.14
₺0.49
|
|
pay 61.5% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.90
Ar12,432
|
$4.77
₺17.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.33
Ar16,987
|
$17.22
₺61.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,236.61
Ar64,453,608
|
$33,690.06
₺120,118.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.21
Ar35,697
|
$3.85
₺13.71
|
|
pay 27.5% less for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.87
Ar216,167
|
$8.18
₺29.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$644.46
Ar2,052,600
|
$157.58
₺561.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.63
Ar317,310
|
$105.85
₺377.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
Ar103,126
|
$47.63
₺169.80
|
|
pay 48.2% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.92
Ar1,130,417
|
$154.40
₺550.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,080.95
Ar16,182,814
|
$3,050.83
₺10,877.44
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
Ar2,380
|
$1.81
₺6.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
Ar3,834
|
$1.34
₺4.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.74
Ar11,899
|
$1.56
₺5.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.80
Ar168,174
|
$16.90
₺60.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
Ar16,659
|
$2.39
₺8.52
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.19
Ar121,636
|
$28.40
₺101.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.42
Ar71,395
|
$25.58
₺91.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.85
Ar337,142
|
$58.51
₺208.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.72
Ar237,983
|
$39.74
₺141.69
|
|
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