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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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