Cost of living comparison
France is 3.2 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in France instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,496
|
$16.13
€14.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar28,408
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,218
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,987
|
$1.88
€1.74
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,142
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,800
|
$8.33
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,560
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,925
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,441
|
$5.22
€4.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,202
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,054
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,138
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,718
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,125
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,827
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,422
|
$7.84
€7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,289
|
$52.45
€48.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar67,147,201
|
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar71,279
|
$18.05
€16.62
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar260,669
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,086,728
|
$760.64
€700.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar657,270
|
$610.71
€562.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar157,993
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar619,820
|
$674.24
€620.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,839,853
|
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,261
|
$6.24
€5.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,423
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,760
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar185,946
|
$37.98
€34.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,826
|
$11.22
€10.33
|
|
pay 78.6% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar131,712
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar103,303
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar464,865
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar327,127
|
$122.71
€113.01
|
|
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