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
Ar5,553
|
$14.35
€12.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
Ar15,866
|
$8.28
€7.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
Ar1,734
|
$2.18
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
Ar1,230
|
$1.09
€0.95
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
Ar2,439
|
$1.63
€1.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
Ar11,661
|
$6.40
€5.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
Ar9,709
|
$4.35
€3.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
Ar4,839
|
$2.89
€2.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
Ar6,981
|
$4.02
€3.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
Ar1,889
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
Ar684
|
$0.76
€0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,259
|
$0.86
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
Ar1,043
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
Ar720
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,115
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.90
Ar12,432
|
$8.47
€7.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.33
Ar16,987
|
$36.88
€32.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,236.61
Ar64,453,608
|
$23,486.94
€20,595.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.21
Ar35,697
|
$16.94
€14.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.87
Ar216,167
|
$29.40
€25.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$644.46
Ar2,052,600
|
$560.05
€491.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.63
Ar317,310
|
$428.17
€375.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
Ar103,126
|
$132.43
€116.13
|
|
pay 54.5% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.92
Ar1,130,417
|
$431.71
€378.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,080.95
Ar16,182,814
|
$9,518.89
€8,347.12
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
Ar2,380
|
$4.48
€3.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
Ar3,834
|
$1.48
€1.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.74
Ar11,899
|
$5.97
€5.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.80
Ar168,174
|
$48.62
€42.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
Ar16,659
|
$8.84
€7.75
|
|
pay 41.8% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.19
Ar121,636
|
$72.84
€63.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.42
Ar71,395
|
$34.55
€30.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.85
Ar337,142
|
$82.76
€72.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.72
Ar237,983
|
$107.74
€94.48
|
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