Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

compared to

Armenia

Armenia vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 67.8% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 23.6% more in Armenia
Transportation: pay 53.9% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 81.1% more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.6% more in Armenia
Clothing: pay 44.4% more in Armenia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Armenia are more expensive than in Madagascar. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Armenia.

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Armenia vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$12.32 AMD4,462.13	+354.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$9.80 AMD3,547.08	+73.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$1.04 AMD376.48	+31.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$0.56 AMD202.54	+28.1%
Average			+152.6%

Madagascar vs. Armenia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.6% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$0.62 AMD223.68	-39.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$3.54 AMD1,280.73	-16.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$5.95 AMD2,154.63	+60.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$2.39 AMD865.30	+16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$4.07 AMD1,471.77	+101.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$0.49 AMD176.88	-0.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.71 AMD256.60	+176.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$0.62 AMD225.88	+32.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$0.86 AMD313.09	+123.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$0.29 AMD105.30	+9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$0.26 AMD95.09	-39.7%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 53.9% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$6.10 AMD2,210.03	+39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$24.57 AMD8,896.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$35,049.44 AMD13M	+192.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$6.26 AMD2,266.51	-68.1%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 81.1% more for housing

	Madagascar	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$18.90 AMD6,844.44	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$552.86 AMD200K	+69.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$392.70 AMD142K	+161.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$81.18 AMD29,391.17	+43.3%
Average			+81.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Madagascar	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$308.72 AMD112K	+1133.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$10,253.80 AMD4M	-31.6%
Average			+190.4%

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pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$2.23 AMD806.95	+119.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$2.61 AMD943.19	+57.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$2.36 AMD854.72	+49.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$45.16 AMD16,351.07	+52.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$5.55 AMD2,011.10	-1.6%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 44.4% more for clothing

	Madagascar	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$49.93 AMD18,078.94	+72.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$47.50 AMD17,196.99	+71.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$99.72 AMD36,102.02	+28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$79.56 AMD28,804.80	+14.3%
Average			+44.4%

Madagascar vs. Armenia - Cost of clothing

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