Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 36.6% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Finland, you would:
pay 64.7% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.75
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,639.18
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.30
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 6.9% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.29
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€686.03
|
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.64
|
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.77
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 0.5% more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.89
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,956.22
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 62.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.58
|
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
|
pay 41.2% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.31
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.03
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.80
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.20
|
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
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