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
Ar15,289
|
$12.71
€11.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar28,029
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,162
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,947
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 75.7% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,100
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,536
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,353
|
$5.63
€5.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,806
|
$3.81
€3.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,288
|
$3.64
€3.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,159
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,040
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,109
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,695
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,110
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,803
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,163
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,125
|
$40.24
€37.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar66,250,811
|
$22,158.38
€20,682.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar70,328
|
$13.03
€12.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar257,189
|
$34.83
€32.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,058,871
|
$429.23
€400.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar648,496
|
$358.56
€334.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar155,884
|
$172.07
€160.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar611,546
|
$341.10
€318.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,628,396
|
$6,725.16
€6,277.26
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,204
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,351
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,443
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar183,464
|
$45.22
€42.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,481
|
$8.85
€8.26
|
|
pay 57.2% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,954
|
$76.36
€71.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,924
|
$36.41
€33.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar458,659
|
$77.82
€72.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar322,760
|
$99.20
€92.59
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Greece or Madagascar. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.