Senegal is 2.1 times more expensive than Madagascar.

If you lived in Senegal instead of Madagascar, you would:

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pay 71.5% more for restaurants

 
Madagascar
Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.90
MGA13,632
$6.54
F CFA4,110
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.30
MGA20,195
$8.99
F CFA5,652
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.92
MGA4,325
$0.93
F CFA582

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pay 83.1% more for groceries

 
Madagascar
Senegal
Bread
1 loaf
$0.92
MGA4,319
$0.55
F CFA347
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.17
MGA24,294
$6.75
F CFA4,242
Milk (1 gallon) $3.71
MGA17,433
$10.56
F CFA6,640

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pay 91.4% more for transportation

 
Madagascar
Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.28
MGA20,115
$6.12
F CFA3,851
Monthly public transit pass ?? $24.51
F CFA15,414
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

 
Madagascar
Senegal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$58.38
MGA274,363
$48.58
F CFA30,553
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $241.73
MGA1,135,967
$932.62
F CFA586,535
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $65.00
MGA305,475
$326.78
F CFA205,515

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pay 69.0% more for childcare

 
Madagascar
Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $89.71
MGA421,570
$249.17
F CFA156,706
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Madagascar
Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.91
MGA4,291
$2.45
F CFA1,541
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.13
MGA5,318
$4.23
F CFA2,661
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.46
MGA11,562
$1.47
F CFA925

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

 
Madagascar
Senegal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$14.15
MGA66,506
$58.82
F CFA36,993
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$15.67
MGA73,628
$37.58
F CFA23,634
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$71.98
MGA338,266
$88.23
F CFA55,490

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