Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 34.3% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Greece, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.93
|
$3.46
Ar15,201
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
$6.34
Ar27,868
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.94
Ar4,138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.67
Ar2,930
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
Greece
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.70
Ar3,082
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.67
|
$4.42
Ar19,423
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.28
|
$3.47
Ar15,265
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
$1.99
Ar8,756
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.41
|
$2.55
Ar11,224
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.71
Ar3,141
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.24
Ar1,034
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.48
Ar2,097
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.38
Ar1,685
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.25
Ar1,103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Greece
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.26
|
$4.33
Ar19,053
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.76
|
$2.74
Ar12,055
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
$14,979.86
Ar65,870,502
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.22
|
$15.90
Ar69,924
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
Greece
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
$58.15
Ar255,713
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€402.73
|
$465.53
Ar2,047,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€336.42
|
$146.63
Ar644,773
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
$35.25
Ar154,989
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
Greece
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€320.04
|
$138.28
Ar608,035
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,538,683
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$0.95
Ar4,180
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.12
|
$1.21
Ar5,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
$5.30
Ar23,308
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.43
|
$41.48
Ar182,411
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.30
|
$5.76
Ar25,335
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
Greece
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
$29.38
Ar129,208
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
$23.05
Ar101,339
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
$103.71
Ar456,027
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€93.07
|
$72.98
Ar320,908
|
|
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