Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.2 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA14,569
|
$11.31
SEK120.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,094
|
$9.30
SEK98.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,326
|
$1.93
SEK20.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA2,914
|
$1.88
SEK20.03
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,260
|
$2.55
SEK27.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA22,486
|
$5.31
SEK56.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA16,526
|
$5.59
SEK59.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,059
|
$3.82
SEK40.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA11,979
|
$4.89
SEK51.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,285
|
$1.22
SEK12.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,501
|
$1.07
SEK11.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,563
|
$1.14
SEK12.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,690
|
$1.80
SEK19.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,234
|
$0.67
SEK7.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,720
|
$0.72
SEK7.69
|
|
pay 74.4% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,014
|
$6.80
SEK72.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.13
SEK724.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA65,318,089
|
$27,059.79
SEK287,695.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA50,245
|
$21.32
SEK226.67
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA276,620
|
$29.04
SEK308.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,331,363
|
$873.36
SEK9,285.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA484,991
|
$653.04
SEK6,943.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA143,444
|
$69.04
SEK734.05
|
|
pay 43.4% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA602,936
|
$121.10
SEK1,287.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,810,889
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,369.66
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,019
|
$6.81
SEK72.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,285
|
$3.75
SEK39.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,504
|
$6.25
SEK66.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA150,714
|
$39.42
SEK419.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA30,141
|
$13.75
SEK146.16
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA82,564
|
$80.13
SEK851.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA82,060
|
$34.51
SEK366.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA351,662
|
$82.17
SEK873.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA285,105
|
$117.97
SEK1,254.25
|
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