Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 71.6% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 44.7% more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.930
|
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.990
|
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.870
|
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
|
pay 55.6% more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.620
|
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.660
|
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.500
|
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.220
|
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.530
|
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.510
|
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.530
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.380
|
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
|
pay 55.6% more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND613.760
|
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND413.030
|
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND250.600
|
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
|
pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.350
|
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.570
|
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.840
|
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.950
|
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND210.410
|
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
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