Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 49.3% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of France, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
France
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.14
|
$3.46
Ar15,201
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$6.34
Ar27,868
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$0.94
Ar4,138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$0.67
Ar2,930
|
|
pay 55.2% less for groceries
France
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$0.70
Ar3,082
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
$4.42
Ar19,423
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$3.47
Ar15,265
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$1.99
Ar8,756
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$2.55
Ar11,224
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.71
Ar3,141
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.24
Ar1,034
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.48
Ar2,097
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$0.38
Ar1,685
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.25
Ar1,103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
France
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$4.33
Ar19,053
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.21
|
$2.74
Ar12,055
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
$14,979.86
Ar65,870,502
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$15.90
Ar69,924
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
France
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
$58.15
Ar255,713
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.67
|
$465.53
Ar2,047,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€573.00
|
$146.63
Ar644,773
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
$35.25
Ar154,989
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
France
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.61
|
$138.28
Ar608,035
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,538,683
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$0.95
Ar4,180
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.21
Ar5,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$5.30
Ar23,308
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.63
|
$41.48
Ar182,411
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.53
|
$5.76
Ar25,335
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
France
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
$29.38
Ar129,208
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
$23.05
Ar101,339
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
$103.71
Ar456,027
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.13
|
$72.98
Ar320,908
|
|
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