Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 70.1% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 93.9% more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.290
|
$3.46
Ar15,395
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.900
|
$6.34
Ar28,225
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.690
|
$0.94
Ar4,191
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.67
Ar2,968
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$0.70
Ar3,122
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.560
|
$4.42
Ar19,672
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.410
|
$3.47
Ar15,460
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.450
|
$1.99
Ar8,868
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.870
|
$2.55
Ar11,367
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$0.71
Ar3,181
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.620
|
$0.24
Ar1,047
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.040
|
$0.48
Ar2,124
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$0.38
Ar1,707
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.25
Ar1,117
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$0.41
Ar1,816
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.570
|
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND34.140
|
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,628.190
|
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.250
|
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.670
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND527.010
|
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND404.950
|
$146.63
Ar653,027
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.650
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
|
pay 88.6% more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND192.290
|
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,375.010
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
|
pay 43.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$0.95
Ar4,234
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$1.21
Ar5,388
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.620
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.720
|
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.430
|
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Tunisia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND119.320
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND138.400
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND280.020
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND180.940
|
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
|
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