Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 15.3% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 26.7% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Sudan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,150
|
$6.60
SDG3,970.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,896
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,499
|
$0.63
SDG377.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,030
|
$0.42
SDG253.57
|
|
pay 59.9% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,430
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,383
|
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,186
|
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,421
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,457
|
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,416
|
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,561
|
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,666
|
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,757
|
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,284
|
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,789
|
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,813
|
$5.20
SDG3,129.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,924,682
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,250
|
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
|
pay 69.7% more for housing
Madagascar
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA287,659
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,384,493
|
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA504,345
|
$252.68
SDG151,985.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA149,168
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA626,997
|
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,918,367
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
|
pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,179
|
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,496
|
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,964
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,728
|
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,344
|
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
Madagascar
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,858
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,335
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA365,696
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA296,482
|
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
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