Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 0.2% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 51.9% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿74.54
|
$3.46
Ar15,544
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿202.52
|
$6.34
Ar28,498
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿23.90
|
$0.94
Ar4,231
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.67
|
$0.67
Ar2,997
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿53.12
|
$0.70
Ar3,152
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿286.20
|
$4.42
Ar19,862
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿231.24
|
$3.47
Ar15,609
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿62.54
|
$1.99
Ar8,953
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.34
|
$2.55
Ar11,477
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.14
|
$0.71
Ar3,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.05
|
$0.24
Ar1,058
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.36
|
$0.48
Ar2,145
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.12
|
$0.38
Ar1,724
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.11
|
$0.25
Ar1,128
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.46
|
$0.41
Ar1,833
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿163.61
|
$4.33
Ar19,483
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿870.81
|
$2.74
Ar12,328
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,120,448.51
|
$14,979.86
Ar67,358,040
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿346.71
|
$15.90
Ar71,503
|
|
pay 60.5% more for housing
Thailand
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿612.35
|
$58.15
Ar261,487
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,413.58
|
$465.53
Ar2,093,281
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,430.31
|
$146.63
Ar659,334
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,770.13
|
$35.25
Ar158,490
|
|
pay 61.5% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿11,977.16
|
$138.28
Ar621,767
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿354,818.33
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,889,589
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿67.98
|
$0.95
Ar4,275
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿69.63
|
$1.21
Ar5,440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿129.39
|
$5.30
Ar23,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,685.49
|
$41.48
Ar186,530
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿201.70
|
$5.76
Ar25,907
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,446.45
|
$29.38
Ar132,125
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿967.96
|
$23.05
Ar103,628
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,937.25
|
$103.71
Ar466,325
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,338.33
|
$72.98
Ar328,155
|
|
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