Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 99.3% more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
NPR315.98
|
$3.46
MGA15,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
NPR845.65
|
$6.34
MGA28,170
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NPR54.44
|
$0.94
MGA4,183
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.58
|
$0.67
MGA2,962
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR60.82
|
$0.70
MGA3,116
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
NPR400.60
|
$4.42
MGA19,634
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
NPR367.52
|
$3.47
MGA15,430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
NPR187.24
|
$1.99
MGA8,851
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
NPR175.35
|
$2.55
MGA11,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
NPR115.72
|
$0.71
MGA3,175
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
NPR52.27
|
$0.24
MGA1,045
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
NPR68.45
|
$0.48
MGA2,120
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR33.77
|
$0.38
MGA1,704
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.50
|
$0.25
MGA1,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR32.77
|
$0.41
MGA1,812
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NPR518.74
|
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
NPR1,499.75
|
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
NPR4,158,181.46
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
NPR868.74
|
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
NPR1,815.10
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
NPR11,137.85
|
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
NPR7,451.77
|
$146.63
MGA651,764
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
NPR2,232.89
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
NPR7,787.09
|
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
NPR242,623.56
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
|
pay 50.4% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
NPR267.19
|
$0.95
MGA4,226
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
NPR178.66
|
$1.21
MGA5,378
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
NPR301.79
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
NPR3,553.16
|
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
NPR344.34
|
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
NPR2,088.46
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
NPR2,716.79
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
NPR5,145.73
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
NPR3,757.47
|
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
|
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