India vs Madagascar - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Madagascar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1101
$1341
🏠 One person rent
$175
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$92.9
💸 GDP per capita
$2481
$506
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
65.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
26
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
18%
🎓 Higher education
73
36
😀 Quality of life
41
17
🏙️ Population
1.33B
25.6M

The average cost of living in India ($429) is 8% less expensive than in Madagascar ($468). India ranked 190th vs 187th for Madagascar in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in India compared to 0.2 months in Madagascar. Ranked 111th and 175th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Madagascar

We calculate prices for India and Madagascar as a population-weighted mean of 220 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

India Madagascar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.93
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$47.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.94
$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
14.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1885
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$986
$477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$8.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$4.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$4.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.4
$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.2
$76.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1834
$11115

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Cities Comparison in India vs Madagascar

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M

In Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$507
1.28M
Toamasina
$447
225K
Antsirabe
$352
265K
Toliara
$389
169K