Cost of living comparison
Germany is 3.2 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Germany instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,201
|
$12.84
€12.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar27,868
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,138
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,930
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 96.4% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,082
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,423
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,265
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,756
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,224
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,141
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,034
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,097
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,685
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,103
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,053
|
$8.31
€7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,055
|
$73.47
€68.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,870,502
|
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,924
|
$21.90
€20.55
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,713
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,053
|
$759.74
€712.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar644,773
|
$577.93
€542.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar154,989
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,035
|
$325.78
€305.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,538,683
|
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,180
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,320
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,308
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,411
|
$34.77
€32.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,335
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 71.9% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,208
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,339
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,027
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar320,908
|
$113.48
€106.47
|
|
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