Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 30.9% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 62.8% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,457
|
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,870
|
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,723
|
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,208
|
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,198
|
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,382
|
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,996
|
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,129
|
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,044
|
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,552
|
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,491
|
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,448
|
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
|
pay 23.7% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,017
|
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫173,709
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,158
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 46.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,552
|
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,559
|
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫576,647
|
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,034
|
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
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