Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 46.7% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 48.7% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.56
|
$3.46
Ar15,629
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
$6.34
Ar28,654
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.46
|
$0.94
Ar4,255
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.67
Ar3,013
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
$0.70
Ar3,169
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.86
|
$4.42
Ar19,971
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.71
|
$3.47
Ar15,695
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
$1.99
Ar9,003
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.51
|
$2.55
Ar11,540
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.83
|
$0.71
Ar3,230
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.24
Ar1,063
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.48
Ar2,156
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$0.38
Ar1,733
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.25
Ar1,134
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.41
Ar1,843
|
|
pay 45.3% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.80
|
$4.33
Ar19,590
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£72.72
|
$2.74
Ar12,395
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
$14,979.86
Ar67,727,745
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.93
|
$15.90
Ar71,896
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
$58.15
Ar262,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
$465.53
Ar2,104,770
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£663.59
|
$146.63
Ar662,953
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
$35.25
Ar159,359
|
|
pay 83.5% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
$138.28
Ar625,179
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,976,801
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.93
|
$0.95
Ar4,298
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.85
|
$1.21
Ar5,470
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
$5.30
Ar23,965
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.15
|
$41.48
Ar187,554
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.50
|
$5.76
Ar26,049
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
$29.38
Ar132,851
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
$23.05
Ar104,197
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
$103.71
Ar468,884
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.15
|
$72.98
Ar329,956
|
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