Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 3.6% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
|
Zambia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW136.84
|
$3.28
MGA14,630
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW91.17
|
$4.52
MGA20,179
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.94
|
$0.97
MGA4,344
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.91
|
$0.66
MGA2,926
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.28
|
$0.96
MGA4,278
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW104.78
|
$5.06
MGA22,581
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW130.05
|
$3.72
MGA16,596
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW64.13
|
$2.04
MGA9,097
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW47.42
|
$2.70
MGA12,029
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.00
|
$0.74
MGA3,299
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.86
|
$0.34
MGA1,507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW32.05
|
$0.58
MGA2,574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.50
|
$0.38
MGA1,697
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.46
|
$0.28
MGA1,240
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.49
|
$0.39
MGA1,728
|
|
pay 22.1% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW134.09
|
$4.51
MGA20,099
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW983.25
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW212,509.42
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,594,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW322.03
|
$11.31
MGA50,457
|
|
pay 33.9% less for housing
|
Zambia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,834.67
|
$62.29
MGA277,789
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,970.70
|
$299.81
MGA1,336,988
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,236.86
|
$109.21
MGA487,040
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,216.86
|
$32.30
MGA144,050
|
|
pay 62.0% more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,954.98
|
$135.77
MGA605,484
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW156,225.77
|
$11,892.46
MGA53,034,021
|
|
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.19
|
$0.91
MGA4,036
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW58.26
|
$1.19
MGA5,307
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW68.31
|
$2.59
MGA11,553
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,079.35
|
$33.94
MGA151,351
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW82.72
|
$6.79
MGA30,268
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW651.21
|
$18.59
MGA82,912
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW697.12
|
$18.48
MGA82,407
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,394.06
|
$79.19
MGA353,148
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,333.43
|
$64.20
MGA286,309
|
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