Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 30.7% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,729
|
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,882
|
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩998
|
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
|
pay 57.4% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,152
|
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,553
|
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,834
|
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,742
|
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,882
|
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,372
|
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,750
|
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,288
|
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,489
|
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,198
|
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩65,301
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩11,918
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 9.0% more for housing
South Korea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩571,118
|
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩447,700
|
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩523,473
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩3,962
|
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,676
|
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩66,298
|
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,306
|
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
|
pay 38.2% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩133,835
|
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
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