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
Ar15,629
|
$7.74
₽691.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar28,654
|
$4.69
₽418.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,255
|
$0.85
₽75.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar3,013
|
$0.41
₽36.58
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,169
|
$0.54
₽47.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,971
|
$4.40
₽392.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,695
|
$3.48
₽310.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar9,003
|
$1.27
₽113.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,540
|
$1.79
₽159.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,230
|
$0.62
₽54.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,063
|
$0.56
₽49.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,156
|
$0.66
₽59.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,733
|
$1.03
₽91.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,134
|
$0.30
₽26.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,843
|
$0.25
₽22.59
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,590
|
$2.37
₽211.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,395
|
$19.36
₽1,728.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar67,727,745
|
$31,226.85
₽2,787,933.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar71,896
|
$3.41
₽304.23
|
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar262,923
|
$6.56
₽585.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,104,770
|
$310.33
₽27,706.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar662,953
|
$214.38
₽19,139.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar159,359
|
$69.84
₽6,235.76
|
|
pay 46.1% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar625,179
|
$220.41
₽19,678.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,976,801
|
$4,693.93
₽419,073.79
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,298
|
$1.55
₽138.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,470
|
$1.73
₽154.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,965
|
$2.23
₽199.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar187,554
|
$31.55
₽2,817.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar26,049
|
$4.06
₽362.61
|
|
pay 44.6% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar132,851
|
$62.85
₽5,611.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar104,197
|
$39.44
₽3,521.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar468,884
|
$79.13
₽7,065.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar329,956
|
$85.30
₽7,615.78
|
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