Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 47.1% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Germany, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.00
|
$3.46
MGA15,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
$6.34
MGA28,170
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$0.94
MGA4,183
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$0.67
MGA2,962
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Germany
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$0.70
MGA3,116
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$4.42
MGA19,634
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$3.47
MGA15,430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$1.99
MGA8,851
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$2.55
MGA11,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.71
MGA3,175
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.24
MGA1,045
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.48
MGA2,120
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.38
MGA1,704
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.25
MGA1,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.41
MGA1,812
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
Germany
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.63
|
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.46
|
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
Germany
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.68
|
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.84
|
$146.63
MGA651,764
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
|
pay 64.0% less for childcare
Germany
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.31
|
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$0.95
MGA4,226
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$1.21
MGA5,378
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.48
|
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.28
|
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Germany
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.00
|
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
|
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