Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.1 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 94.0% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,536
|
$7.60
YER1,901
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,295
|
$1.70
YER425
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,036
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,123
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,310
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,711
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,974
|
$10.93
YER2,733
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.28
YER12,817
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
$29.52
YER7,377
|
|
pay 60.9% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,436
|
$72.17
YER18,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,987
|
$216.38
YER54,079
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,329
|
$142.46
YER35,605
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
$75.93
YER18,976
|
|
pay 37.0% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
$86.27
YER21,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
$3,364.07
YER840,766
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,281
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,480
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,132
|
$70.42
YER17,599
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,039
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,110
|
$87.06
YER21,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,889
|
$81.83
YER20,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,792
|
$113.17
YER28,283
|
|
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