Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 50.2% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Austria, you would:
pay 68.3% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.12
|
$3.28
MGA14,564
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.49
|
$4.52
MGA20,088
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.75
|
$0.97
MGA4,325
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$0.66
MGA2,913
|
|
pay 54.1% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$0.96
MGA4,259
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.57
|
$5.06
MGA22,479
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.13
|
$3.72
MGA16,521
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$2.04
MGA9,056
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.33
|
$2.70
MGA11,975
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.74
MGA3,284
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.34
MGA1,501
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.58
MGA2,563
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.70
|
$0.38
MGA1,689
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.28
MGA1,234
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.39
MGA1,720
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.00
|
$4.51
MGA20,008
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.71
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,007.35
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,297,650
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.14
|
$11.31
MGA50,229
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.45
|
$62.29
MGA276,534
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€802.74
|
$299.81
MGA1,330,946
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€631.28
|
$109.21
MGA484,839
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.81
|
$32.30
MGA143,399
|
|
pay 43.9% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€432.52
|
$135.77
MGA602,748
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,159.31
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,794,363
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.23
|
$0.91
MGA4,018
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.26
|
$1.19
MGA5,283
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.95
|
$2.59
MGA11,501
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.84
|
$33.94
MGA150,667
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.68
|
$6.79
MGA30,131
|
|
pay 49.5% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.43
|
$18.59
MGA82,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.69
|
$18.48
MGA82,035
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€82.05
|
$79.19
MGA351,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.43
|
$64.20
MGA285,016
|
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