Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 10.5% cheaper than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
$2.90
MGA13,536
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,430
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA475
|
$0.92
MGA4,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA492
|
$0.65
MGA3,036
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA391
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,732
|
$5.17
MGA24,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA6,085
|
$3.71
MGA17,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,357
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
$2.51
MGA11,711
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA997
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA286
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA358
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA442
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA440
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA557
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,349
|
$4.28
MGA19,974
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,517,692
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA9,156
|
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
|
pay 50.1% less for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA30,395
|
$58.38
MGA272,436
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA511,523
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,987
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA183,462
|
$65.00
MGA303,329
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA85,413
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA125,166
|
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,868,915
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,496
|
$1.13
MGA5,281
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$2.46
MGA11,480
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA47,524
|
$30.89
MGA144,132
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
|
pay 50.3% less for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA46,294
|
$14.15
MGA66,039
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA32,577
|
$15.67
MGA73,110
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA46,260
|
$71.98
MGA335,889
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA70,299
|
$57.39
MGA267,792
|
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