Cost of living comparison
Norway is 3.4 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Norway instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
$18.52
NOK205.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
$12.17
NOK134.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
$2.88
NOK31.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
$2.70
NOK29.96
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$3.03
NOK33.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
$5.10
NOK56.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
$7.41
NOK82.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
$3.71
NOK41.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
$5.92
NOK65.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$1.32
NOK14.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$0.98
NOK10.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$1.29
NOK14.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$1.82
NOK20.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$0.96
NOK10.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$1.05
NOK11.68
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
$7.32
NOK81.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$67.29
NOK746.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
$32,441.53
NOK359,753.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
$23.50
NOK260.58
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
$52.97
NOK587.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,423.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
$803.77
NOK8,913.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
$148.13
NOK1,642.69
|
|
pay 78.8% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
$272.16
NOK3,018.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,789.38
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$8.83
NOK97.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
$4.64
NOK51.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
$13.25
NOK146.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
$43.21
NOK479.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
$13.55
NOK150.30
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
$87.77
NOK973.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
$40.11
NOK444.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
$100.53
NOK1,114.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
$126.05
NOK1,397.83
|
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