Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 2.0 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 86.2% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN160
|
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
|
pay 85.4% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN164
|
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN102
|
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN805
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 12.6% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN283
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN72
|
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN782
|
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN225
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 68.2% more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
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