Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 61.5% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
|
Cook Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$10.27
|
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.86
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.65
|
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.11
|
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
|
pay 47.1% less for groceries
|
Cook Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$5.05
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.53
|
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.96
|
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.49
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$4.04
|
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.48
|
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.63
|
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.32
|
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.41
|
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.40
|
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.29
|
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
|
Cook Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.38
|
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$28,243.03
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$364.59
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 51.7% less for housing
|
Cook Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$179.21
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$821.62
|
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$718.91
|
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$112.31
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
|
Cook Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,464.85
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cook Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$8.22
|
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$7.02
|
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$30.81
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$42.79
|
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$10.01
|
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
|
pay 37.4% less for clothing
|
Cook Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$128.38
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$61.62
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$128.38
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$148.92
|
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
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