Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 8.9% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 0.6% less for restaurants
North Korea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$3.46
Ar15,395
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$6.34
Ar28,225
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$0.94
Ar4,191
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$0.67
Ar2,968
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$0.70
Ar3,122
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$4.42
Ar19,672
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$3.47
Ar15,460
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$1.99
Ar8,868
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$2.55
Ar11,367
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$0.71
Ar3,181
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.24
Ar1,047
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.48
Ar2,124
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.38
Ar1,707
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.25
Ar1,117
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.41
Ar1,816
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
|
pay 3.4% more for housing
North Korea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$146.63
Ar653,027
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$0.95
Ar4,234
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$1.21
Ar5,388
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
|
pay 61.9% more for clothing
North Korea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
|
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