Cost of living comparison
Russia is 39.4% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Russia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 12.4% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,289
|
$7.74
₽625.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar28,029
|
$4.69
₽378.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,162
|
$0.85
₽68.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,947
|
$0.41
₽33.11
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,100
|
$0.54
₽43.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,536
|
$4.40
₽355.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,353
|
$3.48
₽280.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,806
|
$1.27
₽102.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,288
|
$1.79
₽144.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,159
|
$0.62
₽49.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,040
|
$0.56
₽45.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,109
|
$0.66
₽53.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,695
|
$1.03
₽83.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,110
|
$0.30
₽24.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,803
|
$0.25
₽20.44
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,163
|
$2.37
₽191.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,125
|
$19.36
₽1,563.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar66,250,811
|
$31,226.85
₽2,523,129.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar70,328
|
$3.41
₽275.33
|
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar257,189
|
$6.56
₽530.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,058,871
|
$310.33
₽25,074.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar648,496
|
$214.38
₽17,321.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar155,884
|
$69.84
₽5,643.47
|
|
pay 46.1% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar611,546
|
$220.41
₽17,809.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,628,396
|
$4,693.93
₽379,269.32
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,204
|
$1.55
₽125.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,351
|
$1.73
₽139.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,443
|
$2.23
₽180.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar183,464
|
$31.55
₽2,549.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,481
|
$4.06
₽328.16
|
|
pay 44.6% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,954
|
$62.85
₽5,078.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,924
|
$39.44
₽3,187.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar458,659
|
$79.13
₽6,393.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar322,760
|
$85.30
₽6,892.42
|
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