Cost of living comparison
Germany is 3.0 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Germany instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.73
Ar5,522
|
$12.44
€10.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
Ar16,142
|
$9.55
€8.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Ar1,890
|
$2.73
€2.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
Ar1,262
|
$2.38
€2.09
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
Ar2,067
|
$1.62
€1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
Ar12,956
|
$4.89
€4.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.19
Ar10,162
|
$3.84
€3.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
Ar5,097
|
$2.63
€2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
Ar6,936
|
$3.79
€3.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ar2,023
|
$1.25
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
Ar723
|
$0.88
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
Ar1,349
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
Ar1,012
|
$1.33
€1.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar771
|
$0.67
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,108
|
$0.68
€0.60
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
Ar13,668
|
$6.43
€5.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.06
Ar19,292
|
$78.24
€68.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,007.20
Ar86,017,933
|
$27,391.08
€24,019.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.00
Ar38,230
|
$23.68
€20.76
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.02
Ar242,125
|
$38.62
€33.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.77
Ar1,231,862
|
$760.46
€666.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$96.69
Ar307,965
|
$574.53
€503.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.04
Ar114,774
|
$201.14
€176.38
|
|
pay 95.2% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$564.60
Ar1,798,235
|
$348.14
€305.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,307.82
Ar13,720,391
|
$14,155.60
€12,413.06
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
Ar2,549
|
$4.20
€3.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
Ar3,884
|
$3.31
€2.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
Ar12,743
|
$8.06
€7.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
Ar182,655
|
$35.66
€31.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
Ar18,690
|
$12.94
€11.35
|
|
pay 60.5% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.68
Ar186,903
|
$86.18
€75.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.34
Ar67,965
|
$43.20
€37.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.37
Ar437,523
|
$93.84
€82.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.35
Ar169,912
|
$119.62
€104.89
|
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