Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 19.9% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.59
|
$3.46
MGA15,281
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK42.86
|
$6.34
MGA28,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.12
|
$0.94
MGA4,160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.48
|
$0.67
MGA2,946
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
Croatia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.90
|
$0.70
MGA3,099
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.01
|
$4.42
MGA19,526
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK28.96
|
$3.47
MGA15,345
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.82
|
$1.99
MGA8,802
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK26.93
|
$2.55
MGA11,283
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
$0.71
MGA3,158
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.83
|
$0.24
MGA1,040
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
$0.48
MGA2,108
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
$0.38
MGA1,694
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
$0.25
MGA1,109
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.71
|
$0.41
MGA1,802
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.50
|
$4.33
MGA19,153
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK271.60
|
$2.74
MGA12,119
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK168,006.39
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,217,866
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.23
|
$15.90
MGA70,293
|
|
pay 5.0% more for housing
Croatia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK178.50
|
$58.15
MGA257,061
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,745.47
|
$465.53
MGA2,057,848
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,198.79
|
$146.63
MGA648,173
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK919.42
|
$35.25
MGA155,807
|
|
pay 19.2% less for childcare
Croatia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK991.23
|
$138.28
MGA611,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,653.40
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,620,625
|
|
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.50
|
$0.95
MGA4,202
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.22
|
$1.21
MGA5,348
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK33.94
|
$5.30
MGA23,431
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK272.27
|
$41.48
MGA183,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.66
|
$5.76
MGA25,468
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK496.23
|
$29.38
MGA129,889
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK239.84
|
$23.05
MGA101,874
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK548.23
|
$103.71
MGA458,431
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK569.05
|
$72.98
MGA322,600
|
|
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