Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Madagascar

Madagascar vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 21.6% cheaper than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 19.2% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 30.2% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 5.3% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 43.5% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.9% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 30.7% less in Madagascar

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Madagascar.

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Madagascar vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Macedonia, you would:

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pay 43.0% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.53 MKD358.76	$2.71 MGA12,245	-58.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 MKD307.41	$5.65 MGA25,510	+0.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MKD88.99	$0.79 MGA3,571	-51.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MKD63.74	$0.44 MGA1,973	-62.4%
Average			-43.0%

Macedonia vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.2% less for groceries

	Macedonia	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MKD38.82	$1.02 MGA4,629	+45.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.67 MKD201.73	$4.23 MGA19,096	+15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67 MKD256.73	$3.70 MGA16,706	-20.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 MKD123.98	$2.05 MGA9,260	-9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.91 MKD159.62	$2.02 MGA9,136	-30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD27.54	$0.49 MGA2,222	-1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MKD34.60	$0.26 MGA1,157	-59.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD31.21	$0.47 MGA2,121	-17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MKD43.91	$0.39 MGA1,752	-51.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD21.84	$0.26 MGA1,196	-33.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.07	$0.44 MGA1,967	+8.4%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 30.2% less for transportation

	Macedonia	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.60 MKD307.38	$4.39 MGA19,819	-21.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.04 MKD1,540.26	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,276.49 MKD2M	$11,971.37 MGA54M	-64.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 MKD318.01	$19.65 MGA88,775	+239.4%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 5.3% less for housing

	Macedonia	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 MKD982.03	$57.15 MGA258K	+219.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$264.34 MKD14,520.22	$325.82 MGA1M	+23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.42 MKD10,899.53	$150.37 MGA679K	-24.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.81 MKD5,482.73	$56.66 MGA256K	-43.2%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 43.5% less for childcare

	Macedonia	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.04 MKD15,767.46	$25.03 MGA113K	-91.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,102.29 MKD225K	$14,998.31 MGA68M	+265.6%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MKD112.55	$1.02 MGA4,592	-50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 MKD92.93	$1.65 MGA7,464	-2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.13 MKD171.80	$1.58 MGA7,143	-49.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.36 MKD1,612.61	$29.61 MGA134K	+0.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.90 MKD324.22	$5.65 MGA25,510	-4.3%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 30.7% less for clothing

	Macedonia	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.13 MKD3,357.68	$29.03 MGA131K	-52.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.04 MKD1,924.92	$27.67 MGA125K	-21.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.54 MKD4,863.74	$77.50 MGA350K	-12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.76 MKD5,425.21	$69.58 MGA314K	-29.6%
Average			-30.7%

Macedonia vs. Madagascar - Cost of clothing

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