Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.8 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Austria instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
$15.33
€14.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
$8.22
€7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
$5.79
€5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 65.2% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
$6.51
€5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.62
€45.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
$26,063.58
€23,956.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
$19.69
€18.10
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
$36.32
€33.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
$871.49
€801.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
$685.35
€629.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
$267.95
€246.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
$469.56
€431.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
$14,286.41
€13,131.36
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
$4.59
€4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
$44.34
€40.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
$12.69
€11.66
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
$85.15
€78.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
$46.34
€42.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
$89.08
€81.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
$125.31
€115.18
|
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