Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 50.2% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Madagascar
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.11
|
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.46
|
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.22
|
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.49
|
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.05
|
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.35
|
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.12
|
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
Belgium
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€754.76
|
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€629.26
|
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€415.05
|
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.07
|
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.50
|
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.57
|
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€110.86
|
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
|
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