Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 46.7% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 30.7% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
$8.90
GEL23.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
$7.88
GEL21.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
$0.78
GEL2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
$0.39
GEL1.03
|
|
pay 52.3% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
$3.98
GEL10.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
$7.46
GEL19.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
$2.36
GEL6.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
$2.92
GEL7.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
$0.62
GEL1.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
$0.80
GEL2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
$0.71
GEL1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
$0.85
GEL2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
$0.36
GEL0.95
|
|
pay 80.7% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
$4.89
GEL13.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
$12.43
GEL33.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
$18,297.46
GEL48,854.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
$5.48
GEL14.63
|
|
pay 37.6% more for housing
Madagascar
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
$18.25
GEL48.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
$514.58
GEL1,373.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
$359.72
GEL960.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
$57.56
GEL153.69
|
|
pay 1.5% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
$158.50
GEL423.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
$2,916.93
GEL7,788.21
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
$1.37
GEL3.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
$2.31
GEL6.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
$3.01
GEL8.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
$46.10
GEL123.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
$5.87
GEL15.68
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
$77.21
GEL206.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
$61.21
GEL163.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
$124.49
GEL332.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
$128.58
GEL343.32
|
|
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