Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 33.2% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
Qatar
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 69.4% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR265.66
|
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
|
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