Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.2 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Austria instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,582
|
$15.38
€14.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,122
|
$10.63
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,309
|
$3.11
€2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,046
|
$2.40
€2.27
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,303
|
$2.51
€2.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,206
|
$8.15
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,369
|
$5.62
€5.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,451
|
$4.05
€3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,751
|
$6.06
€5.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,004
|
$1.15
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,488
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,567
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,578
|
$1.88
€1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,323
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,723
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 78.7% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,042
|
$6.30
€5.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.89
€46.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,334,742
|
$26,790.93
€25,327.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,353
|
$20.20
€19.10
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA273,368
|
$36.05
€34.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,131,847
|
$834.31
€788.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA304,367
|
$704.76
€666.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA168,387
|
$275.88
€260.81
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA420,041
|
$436.40
€412.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,873,561
|
$14,173.71
€13,399.23
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,276
|
$4.65
€4.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,299
|
$3.63
€3.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,520
|
$6.56
€6.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,625
|
$45.89
€43.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,183
|
$12.58
€11.89
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,265
|
$85.11
€80.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,360
|
$43.90
€41.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA337,039
|
$88.16
€83.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA268,709
|
$118.74
€112.25
|
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