Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 62.0% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 77.0% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.84
DKK161.64
|
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.35
DKK136.97
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
DKK21.34
|
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
DKK17.29
|
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
|
pay 58.3% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.20
DKK50.98
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
DKK39.82
|
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
DKK56.75
|
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
DKK33.84
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.87
DKK41.53
|
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
DKK6.92
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.31
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK9.23
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.54
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.31
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK10.15
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
DKK51.47
|
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.08
DKK432.35
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$785.35
DKK5,558.73
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$790.49
DKK5,595.10
|
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.06
DKK665.79
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.04
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.11
DKK43.23
|
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.06
DKK71.21
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.02
DKK354.02
|
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.09
DKK106.82
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 70.3% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$141.28
DKK1,000.00
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.30
DKK356.05
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.12
DKK1,034.25
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$201.22
DKK1,424.21
|
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
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