Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.5 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Greece instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,610
|
$13.17
€12.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,164
|
$9.11
€8.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,318
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,053
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 75.0% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,312
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,256
|
$6.30
€5.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,406
|
$5.99
€5.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,469
|
$4.02
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,776
|
$4.23
€4.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,011
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,491
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,572
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,582
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,326
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,726
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 75.7% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,084
|
$7.55
€7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.19
€38.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,449,928
|
$28,316.80
€26,788.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,474
|
$13.82
€13.07
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA273,937
|
$32.82
€31.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,134,203
|
$524.36
€496.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA305,000
|
$392.21
€371.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA168,738
|
$175.68
€166.19
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA420,915
|
$413.12
€390.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,983,624
|
$6,332.60
€5,990.82
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,285
|
$4.40
€4.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,310
|
$3.49
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,544
|
$4.94
€4.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,926
|
$48.72
€46.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,245
|
$8.82
€8.34
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,403
|
$83.64
€79.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,513
|
$37.83
€35.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA337,740
|
$83.15
€78.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA269,268
|
$93.42
€88.38
|
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