Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 19.5% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 0.6% more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
|
pay 42.4% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 60.9% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 51.5% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
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