Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 50.7% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 42.0% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,536
|
$7.95
NAD144.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
$4.23
NAD76.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,295
|
$0.83
NAD15.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,036
|
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
|
pay 68.3% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$0.88
NAD15.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,123
|
$3.33
NAD60.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,310
|
$5.12
NAD92.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
$2.57
NAD46.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,711
|
$2.33
NAD42.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$0.79
NAD14.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$0.77
NAD13.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$0.71
NAD12.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$0.83
NAD15.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$0.91
NAD16.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$0.93
NAD16.91
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,974
|
$4.77
NAD86.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.08
NAD617.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
$15,621.70
NAD283,221.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
$7.10
NAD128.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,436
|
$63.90
NAD1,158.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,987
|
$452.24
NAD8,199.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,329
|
$328.15
NAD5,949.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
$51.47
NAD933.13
|
|
pay 18.0% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
$169.47
NAD3,072.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,135.64
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$1.49
NAD27.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,281
|
$1.81
NAD32.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,480
|
$2.97
NAD53.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,132
|
$34.72
NAD629.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
$4.90
NAD88.83
|
|
pay 63.9% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,039
|
$37.49
NAD679.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,110
|
$26.97
NAD488.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,889
|
$70.06
NAD1,270.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,792
|
$69.59
NAD1,261.62
|
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