Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 1.4% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 42.4% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.84
|
$3.28
MGA14,569
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.91
|
$4.52
MGA20,094
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.12
|
$0.97
MGA4,326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.82
|
$0.66
MGA2,914
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
$0.96
MGA4,260
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB292.44
|
$5.06
MGA22,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB220.06
|
$3.72
MGA16,526
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.47
|
$2.04
MGA9,059
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.39
|
$2.70
MGA11,979
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.69
|
$0.74
MGA3,285
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.73
|
$0.34
MGA1,501
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.99
|
$0.58
MGA2,563
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.22
|
$0.38
MGA1,690
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.51
|
$0.28
MGA1,234
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.69
|
$0.39
MGA1,720
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.77
|
$4.51
MGA20,014
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB811.24
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB902,235.32
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,318,089
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB338.89
|
$11.31
MGA50,245
|
|
pay 47.3% more for housing
Thailand
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB580.51
|
$62.29
MGA276,620
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,422.99
|
$299.81
MGA1,331,363
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,677.87
|
$109.21
MGA484,991
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,773.00
|
$32.30
MGA143,444
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,077.82
|
$135.77
MGA602,936
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB379,678.45
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,810,889
|
|
pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.74
|
$0.91
MGA4,019
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.45
|
$1.19
MGA5,285
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB129.05
|
$2.59
MGA11,504
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,712.63
|
$33.94
MGA150,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB200.06
|
$6.79
MGA30,141
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,253.63
|
$18.59
MGA82,564
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB979.81
|
$18.48
MGA82,060
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,788.12
|
$79.19
MGA351,662
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,274.71
|
$64.20
MGA285,105
|
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