Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 2.1% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Albania, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$3.28
MGA14,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$4.52
MGA20,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.97
MGA4,306
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.66
MGA2,900
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.96
MGA4,241
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$5.06
MGA22,383
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$3.72
MGA16,451
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$2.04
MGA9,018
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$2.70
MGA11,924
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.74
MGA3,270
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.34
MGA1,494
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.58
MGA2,552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.38
MGA1,682
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.28
MGA1,229
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.39
MGA1,713
|
|
pay 51.9% less for transportation
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$4.51
MGA19,923
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 43.2% more for housing
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$62.29
MGA275,359
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$299.81
MGA1,325,294
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$109.21
MGA482,780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$0.91
MGA4,001
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$1.19
MGA5,261
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$2.59
MGA11,452
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$33.94
MGA150,027
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$6.79
MGA30,003
|
|
pay 38.8% less for clothing
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$18.59
MGA82,187
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$18.48
MGA81,686
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$79.19
MGA350,059
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$64.20
MGA283,805
|
|
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