Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 2.8% cheaper than Armenia.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
Armenia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,967.03
|
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,667.71
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD347.82
|
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD187.43
|
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
|
pay 1.9% less for groceries
Armenia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD249.38
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,438.48
|
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,113.31
|
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD814.02
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,196.55
|
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD201.38
|
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD313.30
|
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD292.78
|
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.87
|
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD107.86
|
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
|
pay 61.5% more for transportation
Armenia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,831.52
|
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,001.42
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,338,801.00
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,286.87
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 7.1% more for housing
Armenia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,780.75
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD200,450.14
|
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD165,658.47
|
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,401.03
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 0.6% more for childcare
Armenia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD89,574.02
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,219,352.73
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD633.46
|
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD972.60
|
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,000.57
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,594.74
|
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,166.72
|
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
|
pay 49.5% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,251.10
|
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD20,971.48
|
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD40,934.02
|
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD35,948.34
|
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
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