Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 16.0% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,536
|
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,295
|
$0.81
SOS462
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,036
|
$0.51
SOS292
|
|
pay 67.3% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,123
|
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,310
|
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,711
|
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$1.73
SOS987
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$0.88
SOS505
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$1.32
SOS752
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$0.60
SOS343
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,974
|
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,436
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,987
|
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,329
|
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
|
pay 66.0% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,281
|
$1.24
SOS706
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,480
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,132
|
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,039
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,110
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,889
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,792
|
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
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