Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 16.4% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Mali, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA3,004
|
$3.28
MGA14,569
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,034
|
$4.52
MGA20,094
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.97
MGA4,326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA394
|
$0.66
MGA2,914
|
|
pay 38.3% less for groceries
Mali
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA643
|
$0.96
MGA4,260
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,889
|
$5.06
MGA22,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,792
|
$3.72
MGA16,526
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,575
|
$2.04
MGA9,059
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,186
|
$2.70
MGA11,979
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
MGA3,285
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.34
MGA1,501
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA612
|
$0.58
MGA2,563
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA777
|
$0.38
MGA1,690
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.28
MGA1,234
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.39
MGA1,720
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
Mali
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,356
|
$4.51
MGA20,014
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,708.95
MGA65,318,089
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.31
MGA50,245
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
Mali
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,919
|
$62.29
MGA276,620
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA306,021
|
$299.81
MGA1,331,363
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA188,256
|
$109.21
MGA484,991
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA70,205
|
$32.30
MGA143,444
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$135.77
MGA602,936
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,892.46
MGA52,810,889
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,614
|
$0.91
MGA4,019
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,215
|
$1.19
MGA5,285
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA571
|
$2.59
MGA11,504
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,808
|
$33.94
MGA150,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,672
|
$6.79
MGA30,141
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.59
MGA82,564
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$18.48
MGA82,060
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.19
MGA351,662
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$64.20
MGA285,105
|
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