Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 2.9% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 26.2% more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.90
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.20
|
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.56
|
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.55
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.83
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 51.9% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.13
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR153,474.84
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR31.01
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 9.1% more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR117.64
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,443.09
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR949.31
|
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR147.52
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 12.6% more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR731.72
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,624.39
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.35
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.18
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR162.38
|
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.87
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 28.0% less for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR237.60
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR134.68
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR291.37
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR259.00
|
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
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