Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.3 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Greece instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.73
Ar5,522
|
$13.09
€11.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
Ar16,142
|
$8.01
€7.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Ar1,890
|
$2.17
€1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
Ar1,262
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
pay 95.9% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
Ar2,067
|
$1.14
€1.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
Ar12,956
|
$5.11
€4.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.19
Ar10,162
|
$5.67
€4.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
Ar5,097
|
$3.72
€3.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
Ar6,936
|
$3.62
€3.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ar2,023
|
$0.83
€0.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
Ar723
|
$0.88
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
Ar1,349
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
Ar1,012
|
$0.79
€0.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar771
|
$0.52
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,108
|
$0.49
€0.43
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
Ar13,668
|
$7.30
€6.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.06
Ar19,292
|
$46.12
€40.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,007.20
Ar86,017,933
|
$21,697.01
€19,026.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.00
Ar38,230
|
$13.55
€11.88
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.02
Ar242,125
|
$39.68
€34.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.77
Ar1,231,862
|
$395.16
€346.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$96.69
Ar307,965
|
$326.92
€286.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.04
Ar114,774
|
$151.47
€132.82
|
|
pay 20.0% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$564.60
Ar1,798,235
|
$383.10
€335.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,307.82
Ar13,720,391
|
$7,415.79
€6,502.91
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
Ar2,549
|
$4.37
€3.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
Ar3,884
|
$3.50
€3.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
Ar12,743
|
$5.50
€4.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
Ar182,655
|
$44.69
€39.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
Ar18,690
|
$9.22
€8.08
|
|
pay 44.8% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.68
Ar186,903
|
$84.75
€74.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.34
Ar67,965
|
$35.96
€31.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.37
Ar437,523
|
$85.48
€74.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.35
Ar169,912
|
$108.82
€95.43
|
|
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