Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.4 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Italy instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
Ar7,136
|
$14.35
€14.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
Ar20,387
|
$8.28
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
Ar2,228
|
$2.18
€2.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
Ar1,580
|
$1.09
€1.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
Ar3,135
|
$1.63
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
Ar14,985
|
$6.40
€6.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
Ar12,476
|
$4.35
€4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
Ar6,218
|
$2.89
€2.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
Ar8,970
|
$4.02
€3.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
Ar2,427
|
$0.85
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
Ar879
|
$0.76
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,618
|
$0.86
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
Ar1,341
|
$1.05
€1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
Ar925
|
$0.60
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,433
|
$0.65
€0.64
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.90
Ar15,975
|
$8.47
€8.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.33
Ar21,828
|
$36.88
€36.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,236.61
Ar82,823,299
|
$23,486.94
€23,056.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.21
Ar45,871
|
$16.94
€16.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.87
Ar277,777
|
$29.40
€28.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$644.46
Ar2,637,604
|
$560.05
€549.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.63
Ar407,745
|
$428.17
€420.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
Ar132,517
|
$132.43
€130.01
|
|
pay 54.5% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.92
Ar1,452,593
|
$431.71
€423.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,080.95
Ar20,795,019
|
$9,518.89
€9,344.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
Ar3,058
|
$4.48
€4.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
Ar4,927
|
$1.48
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.74
Ar15,290
|
$5.97
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.80
Ar216,105
|
$48.62
€47.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
Ar21,407
|
$8.84
€8.67
|
|
pay 41.8% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.19
Ar156,302
|
$72.84
€71.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.42
Ar91,743
|
$34.55
€33.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.85
Ar433,230
|
$82.76
€81.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.72
Ar305,809
|
$107.74
€105.76
|
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