Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 19.1% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
$5.15
ZMW138.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
$3.43
ZMW92.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
$0.98
ZMW26.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
$0.45
ZMW12.03
|
|
pay 51.5% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
$0.80
ZMW21.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
$3.95
ZMW105.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
$4.90
ZMW131.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
$2.42
ZMW64.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
$1.79
ZMW47.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
$1.13
ZMW30.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
$0.71
ZMW19.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
$1.21
ZMW32.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
$0.62
ZMW16.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
$0.73
ZMW19.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
$0.73
ZMW19.68
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
$5.05
ZMW135.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.04
ZMW992.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$8,004.53
ZMW214,605.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$12.13
ZMW325.20
|
|
pay 81.0% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
$144.44
ZMW3,872.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
$262.56
ZMW7,039.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
$159.59
ZMW4,278.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$83.50
ZMW2,238.72
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$111.30
ZMW2,984.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$5,884.51
ZMW157,766.35
|
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
$1.02
ZMW27.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
$2.19
ZMW58.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
$2.57
ZMW68.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
$40.66
ZMW1,090.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
$3.12
ZMW83.54
|
|
pay 31.2% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
$24.53
ZMW657.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
$26.26
ZMW703.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
$90.18
ZMW2,417.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
$87.89
ZMW2,356.44
|
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