Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 2.3 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
$3.28
MGA14,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
$4.52
MGA20,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
$0.97
MGA4,306
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
$0.66
MGA2,900
|
|
pay 86.5% more for groceries
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
$0.96
MGA4,241
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
$5.06
MGA22,383
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$3.72
MGA16,451
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
$2.04
MGA9,018
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
$2.70
MGA11,924
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
$0.74
MGA3,270
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
$0.34
MGA1,494
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
$0.58
MGA2,552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
$0.38
MGA1,682
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$0.28
MGA1,229
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
$0.39
MGA1,713
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
$4.51
MGA19,923
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
$62.29
MGA275,359
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
$299.81
MGA1,325,294
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
$109.21
MGA482,780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
$0.91
MGA4,001
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
$1.19
MGA5,261
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
$2.59
MGA11,452
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
$33.94
MGA150,027
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
$6.79
MGA30,003
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
$18.59
MGA82,187
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
$18.48
MGA81,686
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
$79.19
MGA350,059
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
$64.20
MGA283,805
|
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