Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.8 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
$17.24
€15.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
$10.42
€9.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
$2.79
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
$2.42
€2.22
|
|
pay 99.7% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
$6.64
€6.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
$4.35
€4.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
$4.78
€4.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 85.6% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
$7.06
€6.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.71
€46.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
$26,786.12
€24,620.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
$24.68
€22.68
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
$50.54
€46.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
$808.25
€742.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
$687.98
€632.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
$168.59
€154.96
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
$588.37
€540.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
$15,983.72
€14,691.44
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
$33.63
€30.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
$92.98
€85.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
$41.35
€38.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
$87.07
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
$130.15
€119.63
|
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