Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 2.2 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Iran, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
|
pay 81.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
|
pay 36.9% less for clothing
|
Iran
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
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