Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

compared to

Poland

Poland vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 97.7% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Poland
Groceries: pay 46.4% more in Poland
Transportation: pay 52.4% more in Poland
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Poland
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.6% more in Poland
Clothing: pay 53.9% more in Poland

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Poland are more expensive than in Madagascar. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Poland.

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Poland vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Poland instead of Madagascar, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$10.02 PLN38.91	+269.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$8.33 PLN32.36	+47.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$2.06 PLN7.99	+160.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$1.69 PLN6.55	+286.4%
Average			+159.9%

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pay 46.4% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$1.26 PLN4.91	+23.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$4.34 PLN16.87	+2.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$3.75 PLN14.56	+1.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$3.32 PLN12.89	+61.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$2.84 PLN11.04	+40.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$0.51 PLN1.99	+3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.72 PLN2.79	+180.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$0.77 PLN3.00	+64.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$1.22 PLN4.76	+215.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$0.38 PLN1.49	+44.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$0.45 PLN1.76	+4.1%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 52.4% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$6.15 PLN23.90	+40.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.85 PLN119.83
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$30,440.20 PLN118K	+154.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$8.65 PLN33.58	-56.0%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Madagascar	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$16.87 PLN65.54	-70.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$635.08 PLN2,467.09	+94.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$525.98 PLN2,043.28	+249.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$213.80 PLN830.55	+277.3%
Average			+147.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Madagascar	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$375.24 PLN1,457.68	+1398.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$7,342.23 PLN28,522.48	-51.0%
Average			+170.9%

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pay 85.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$3.44 PLN13.36	+238.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$3.38 PLN13.13	+104.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$5.25 PLN20.38	+231.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$36.23 PLN140.74	+22.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$7.22 PLN28.04	+27.8%
Average			+85.6%

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pay 53.9% more for clothing

	Madagascar	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$81.02 PLN314.75	+179.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$36.65 PLN142.38	+32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$85.93 PLN333.81	+10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$95.22 PLN369.91	+36.9%
Average			+53.9%

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