Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 30.5% cheaper than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
|
Czech Republic
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč175.13
|
$3.46
Ar15,207
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč179.23
|
$6.34
Ar27,879
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč35.04
|
$0.94
Ar4,140
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč28.30
|
$0.67
Ar2,932
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč33.02
|
$0.70
Ar3,084
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč122.82
|
$4.42
Ar19,431
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč86.86
|
$3.47
Ar15,271
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč54.95
|
$1.99
Ar8,759
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč81.08
|
$2.55
Ar11,228
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.44
|
$0.71
Ar3,142
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.75
|
$0.24
Ar1,035
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč18.29
|
$0.48
Ar2,098
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč30.81
|
$0.38
Ar1,686
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.42
|
$0.25
Ar1,104
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.75
|
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč179.51
|
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč486.46
|
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč592,792.20
|
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč282.70
|
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
|
pay 2.1% more for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč492.74
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,580.53
|
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,645.15
|
$146.63
Ar645,030
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,711.65
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
|
pay 58.7% less for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,959.27
|
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč202,264.29
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč44.54
|
$0.95
Ar4,182
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč62.39
|
$1.21
Ar5,322
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč139.40
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,049.37
|
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč197.17
|
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,812.21
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč888.63
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč1,999.79
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,345.79
|
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
|
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