Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Palau, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.46
Ar15,207
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.34
Ar27,879
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.94
Ar4,140
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.67
Ar2,932
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Palau
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.70
Ar3,084
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.42
Ar19,431
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.47
Ar15,271
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.99
Ar8,759
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.55
Ar11,228
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
Ar3,142
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
Ar1,035
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
Ar2,098
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
Ar1,686
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.25
Ar1,104
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Palau
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$146.63
Ar645,030
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.95
Ar4,182
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.21
Ar5,322
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Palau
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
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