Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of American Samoa, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
American Samoa
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.90
MGA13,558
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.30
MGA20,086
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.92
MGA4,302
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.65
MGA3,041
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
American Samoa
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.92
MGA4,296
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.17
MGA24,163
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.71
MGA17,338
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.80
MGA8,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.51
MGA11,730
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
MGA2,999
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.32
MGA1,485
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
MGA2,562
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.34
MGA1,575
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.28
MGA1,321
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
MGA1,720
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
American Samoa
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.28
MGA20,006
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$11,817.99
MGA55,236,137
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.46
MGA58,249
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
American Samoa
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$58.38
MGA272,881
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$241.73
MGA1,129,830
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$65.00
MGA303,824
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.96
MGA168,087
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
American Samoa
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$89.71
MGA419,292
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,292.35
MGA52,779,342
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
American Samoa
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.91
MGA4,268
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.13
MGA5,289
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.46
MGA11,499
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.89
MGA144,367
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.45
MGA30,129
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
American Samoa
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$14.15
MGA66,147
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$15.67
MGA73,230
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$71.98
MGA336,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$57.39
MGA268,230
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