Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 22.6% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
$3.46
Ar15,207
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
$6.34
Ar27,879
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
$0.94
Ar4,140
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
$0.67
Ar2,932
|
|
pay 33.1% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
$0.70
Ar3,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
$4.42
Ar19,431
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
$3.47
Ar15,271
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
$1.99
Ar8,759
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
$2.55
Ar11,228
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
$0.71
Ar3,142
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
$0.24
Ar1,035
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
$0.48
Ar2,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
$0.38
Ar1,686
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
$0.25
Ar1,104
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
Maldives
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
$146.63
Ar645,030
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
|
pay 5.3% more for childcare
Maldives
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
|
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
$0.95
Ar4,182
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
$1.21
Ar5,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
|
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