Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 9.2% cheaper than Cambodia.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
KHR13,776.66
|
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
KHR24,109.15
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KHR3,368.53
|
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KHR2,484.05
|
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
KHR7,268.38
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
KHR31,073.42
|
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
KHR7,499.81
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
KHR8,096.46
|
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
KHR6,337.83
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,708.07
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
KHR6,533.87
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,582.63
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,683.39
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
KHR2,291.30
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
KHR18,389.70
|
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.94
KHR36,214.38
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
Cambodia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.61
KHR95,677.42
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$334.99
KHR1,357,375.48
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.97
KHR911,573.68
|
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.35
KHR240,502.35
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 0.2% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.67
KHR971,119.28
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.88
KHR28,229,485.20
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
KHR4,254.56
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KHR8,610.82
|
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.58
KHR164,441.96
|
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
Cambodia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.50
KHR95,221.01
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.98
KHR80,971.63
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.88
KHR266,922.74
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.83
KHR161,403.00
|
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
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