Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 2.6 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£129.82
|
$3.46
Ar15,207
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
$6.34
Ar27,879
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.03
|
$0.94
Ar4,140
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.78
|
$0.67
Ar2,932
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
$0.70
Ar3,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£59.25
|
$4.42
Ar19,431
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£116.60
|
$3.47
Ar15,271
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
$1.99
Ar8,759
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£76.43
|
$2.55
Ar11,228
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.48
|
$0.71
Ar3,142
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.59
|
$0.24
Ar1,035
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.66
|
$0.48
Ar2,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.08
|
$0.38
Ar1,686
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.75
|
$0.25
Ar1,104
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.84
|
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£49.14
|
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£384.78
|
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£89.06
|
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
$146.63
Ar645,030
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
|
pay 95.7% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.83
|
$0.95
Ar4,182
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.71
|
$1.21
Ar5,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£732.66
|
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£150.96
|
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
|
pay 67.0% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
|
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