Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 65.7% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 30.1% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
$3.46
Ar15,395
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
$6.34
Ar28,225
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$0.94
Ar4,191
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SOS243
|
$0.67
Ar2,968
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
$0.70
Ar3,122
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
$4.42
Ar19,672
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
$3.47
Ar15,460
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
$1.99
Ar8,868
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
$2.55
Ar11,367
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS964
|
$0.71
Ar3,181
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS381
|
$0.24
Ar1,047
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS728
|
$0.48
Ar2,124
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS239
|
$0.38
Ar1,707
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS274
|
$0.25
Ar1,117
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS277
|
$0.41
Ar1,816
|
|
pay 15.9% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
|
pay 49.0% more for housing
Somalia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
$146.63
Ar653,027
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
|
pay 40.3% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
$0.95
Ar4,234
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS641
|
$1.21
Ar5,388
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
|
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