Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 8.1% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Albania, you would:
pay 7.2% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL504
|
$3.46
MGA15,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
$6.34
MGA28,170
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$0.94
MGA4,183
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.67
MGA2,962
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.70
MGA3,116
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL288
|
$4.42
MGA19,634
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL476
|
$3.47
MGA15,430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
$1.99
MGA8,851
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL219
|
$2.55
MGA11,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.71
MGA3,175
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.24
MGA1,045
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.48
MGA2,120
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.38
MGA1,704
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.25
MGA1,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.41
MGA1,812
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL711
|
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
|
pay 61.8% more for housing
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
$146.63
MGA651,764
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
|
pay 35.3% more for childcare
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
|
pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$0.95
MGA4,226
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$1.21
MGA5,378
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL482
|
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
|
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