Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 21.2% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.79
|
$3.46
Ar15,207
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.20
|
$6.34
Ar27,879
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.35
|
$0.94
Ar4,140
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$0.67
Ar2,932
|
|
pay 63.9% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.08
|
$0.70
Ar3,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.76
|
$4.42
Ar19,431
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.75
|
$3.47
Ar15,271
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.69
|
$1.99
Ar8,759
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.00
|
$2.55
Ar11,228
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.77
|
$0.71
Ar3,142
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$0.24
Ar1,035
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.08
|
$0.48
Ar2,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.26
|
$0.38
Ar1,686
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.08
|
$0.25
Ar1,104
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.31
|
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.73
|
$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 66.0% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,070,527.70
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,918.55
|
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,596.98
|
$146.63
Ar645,030
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
|
pay 6.2% more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,528.96
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
|
pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.16
|
$0.95
Ar4,182
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.92
|
$1.21
Ar5,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.56
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$508.82
|
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.62
|
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
|
pay 52.2% more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.09
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.06
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$966.75
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
|
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