Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 27.1% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Mali, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
$3.46
Ar15,207
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
$6.34
Ar27,879
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA547
|
$0.94
Ar4,140
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA352
|
$0.67
Ar2,932
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Mali
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
$0.70
Ar3,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
$4.42
Ar19,431
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
$3.47
Ar15,271
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
$1.99
Ar8,759
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
$2.55
Ar11,228
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
Ar3,142
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA293
|
$0.24
Ar1,035
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA656
|
$0.48
Ar2,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA781
|
$0.38
Ar1,686
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA284
|
$0.25
Ar1,104
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
|
pay 40.7% less for transportation
Mali
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
|
pay 36.8% less for housing
Mali
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
$146.63
Ar645,030
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
|
pay 70.6% less for childcare
Mali
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
|
pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
$0.95
Ar4,182
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
$1.21
Ar5,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Mali
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
|
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