Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 50.2% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.29
|
$3.46
Ar15,201
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
$6.34
Ar27,868
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.48
|
$0.94
Ar4,138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$0.67
Ar2,930
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
$0.70
Ar3,082
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.29
|
$4.42
Ar19,423
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.53
|
$3.47
Ar15,265
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$1.99
Ar8,756
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.24
|
$2.55
Ar11,224
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.71
Ar3,141
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$0.24
Ar1,034
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.48
Ar2,097
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.38
Ar1,685
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.25
Ar1,103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.12
|
$4.33
Ar19,053
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.82
|
$2.74
Ar12,055
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,251.06
|
$14,979.86
Ar65,870,502
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.35
|
$15.90
Ar69,924
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
Belgium
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.30
|
$58.15
Ar255,713
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€762.57
|
$465.53
Ar2,047,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€635.77
|
$146.63
Ar644,773
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.68
|
$35.25
Ar154,989
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€419.34
|
$138.28
Ar608,035
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,947.56
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,538,683
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.11
|
$0.95
Ar4,180
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.03
|
$1.21
Ar5,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
$5.30
Ar23,308
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.81
|
$41.48
Ar182,411
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.68
|
$5.76
Ar25,335
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.29
|
$29.38
Ar129,208
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
$23.05
Ar101,339
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.69
|
$103.71
Ar456,027
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€112.01
|
$72.98
Ar320,908
|
|
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