Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.4 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Greece instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,207
|
$12.71
€11.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar27,879
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,140
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,932
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 75.7% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,084
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,431
|
$4.97
€4.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,271
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,759
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,228
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,142
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,035
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,098
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,686
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,104
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
$40.24
€37.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
$22,158.38
€20,781.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
$429.23
€402.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar645,030
|
$358.56
€336.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
$172.07
€161.37
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
$341.10
€319.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
$6,725.16
€6,307.30
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,182
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,322
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
$45.22
€42.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 57.2% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
$76.36
€71.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
$77.82
€72.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
$99.20
€93.04
|
|
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