Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 77.2% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 30.0% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 67.6% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 3.6% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 99.0% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
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