Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 41.2% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Italy, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Madagascar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$3.28
MGA14,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$4.52
MGA20,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$0.97
MGA4,306
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.66
MGA2,900
|
|
pay 45.7% less for groceries
Italy
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$0.96
MGA4,241
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$5.06
MGA22,383
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$3.72
MGA16,451
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$2.04
MGA9,018
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$2.70
MGA11,924
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.74
MGA3,270
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.34
MGA1,494
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.58
MGA2,552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.38
MGA1,682
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.28
MGA1,229
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.39
MGA1,713
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
Italy
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$4.51
MGA19,923
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 26.0% less for housing
Italy
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$62.29
MGA275,359
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$299.81
MGA1,325,294
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$109.21
MGA482,780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
Italy
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$0.91
MGA4,001
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$1.19
MGA5,261
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$2.59
MGA11,452
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$33.94
MGA150,027
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$6.79
MGA30,003
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
Italy
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$18.59
MGA82,187
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$18.48
MGA81,686
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$79.19
MGA350,059
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$64.20
MGA283,805
|
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