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New York vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

New York is 4.9 times more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in New York
Groceries: pay 3.4 times more in New York
Transportation: pay 67.7% more in New York
Housing: pay 9.6 times more in New York
Childcare: pay 9.7 times more in New York
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2 times more in New York
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in New York

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in New York are more expensive than in Madagascar. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in New York.

New York vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York instead of Madagascar, you would:

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Madagascar	New York
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 MGA13,710	$19.04	+556.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA20,311	$10.50	+144.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 MGA4,350	$2.37	+157.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 MGA3,075	$1.83	+181.9%
Average			+259.9%

Madagascar vs. New York - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

	Madagascar	New York
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MGA4,344	$3.74	+306.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.17 MGA24,434	$7.35	+42.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 MGA17,533	$4.05	+9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,531	$3.87	+114.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MGA11,862	$5.18	+106.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MGA3,033	$2.36	+267.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 MGA1,502	$0.80	+152.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 MGA2,591	$2.10	+283.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MGA1,593	$2.36	+601.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 MGA1,336	$1.54	+445.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MGA1,739	$1.49	+304.8%
Average			+239.6%

Madagascar vs. New York - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.7% more for transportation

	Madagascar	New York
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 MGA20,231	$3.60	-15.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$97.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA55,856,261	$31,535.81	+166.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA58,903	$18.98	+52.3%
Average			+67.7%

Madagascar vs. New York - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.6 times more for housing

	Madagascar	New York
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.38 MGA275,944	$63.86	+9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$241.73 MGA1,142,514	$1,925.71	+696.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$65.00 MGA307,235	$1,646.33	+2432.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA169,974	$138.03	+283.8%
Average			+855.6%

Madagascar vs. New York - Cost of housing

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pay 9.7 times more for childcare

	Madagascar	New York
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA424,000	$1,553.18	+1631.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA53,371,884	$23,861.84	+111.3%
Average			+871.3%

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pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	New York
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 MGA4,316	$6.09	+567.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.13 MGA5,349	$4.84	+328.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.46 MGA11,628	$13.68	+455.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.89 MGA145,988	$63.42	+105.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA30,467	$15.22	+136.1%
Average			+318.5%

Madagascar vs. New York - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Madagascar	New York
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.15 MGA66,890	$50.08	+253.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.67 MGA74,052	$41.74	+166.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.98 MGA340,215	$82.58	+14.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.39 MGA271,241	$112.43	+95.9%
Average			+132.7%

Madagascar vs. New York - Cost of clothing

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