Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.4 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Italy instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,075
|
$15.81
€14.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,792
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,476
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,015
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 99.8% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,408
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,267
|
$6.81
€6.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,100
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,374
|
$3.41
€3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,395
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,399
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,553
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,652
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,749
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,277
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,780
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 73.0% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,710
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.24
€35.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,587,640
|
$26,985.59
€24,820.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA51,990
|
$19.55
€17.98
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA286,232
|
$29.86
€27.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,377,623
|
$660.64
€607.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA501,842
|
$504.89
€464.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,428
|
$158.99
€146.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA623,886
|
$519.28
€477.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,645,862
|
$9,615.09
€8,843.48
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,159
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,469
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,904
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA155,951
|
$52.41
€48.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,188
|
$9.51
€8.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,432
|
$76.74
€70.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA84,912
|
$34.05
€31.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA363,881
|
$84.06
€77.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA295,011
|
$115.51
€106.24
|
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