Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.3 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Spain instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,544
|
$12.45
€11.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar28,498
|
$8.47
€7.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,231
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,997
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 74.2% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,152
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,862
|
$5.73
€5.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,609
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,953
|
$2.35
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,477
|
$3.11
€2.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,212
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,058
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,145
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,724
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,128
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,833
|
$0.65
€0.59
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,483
|
$6.67
€6.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,328
|
$39.84
€36.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar67,358,040
|
$24,357.72
€22,366.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar71,503
|
$14.14
€12.98
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar261,487
|
$40.62
€37.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,093,281
|
$697.48
€640.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar659,334
|
$570.67
€524.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar158,490
|
$106.79
€98.06
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar621,767
|
$342.46
€314.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,889,589
|
$7,368.05
€6,765.71
|
|
pay 57.7% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,275
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,440
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,834
|
$5.55
€5.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar186,530
|
$43.33
€39.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,907
|
$8.42
€7.73
|
|
pay 47.6% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar132,125
|
$73.58
€67.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar103,628
|
$33.02
€30.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar466,325
|
$74.35
€68.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar328,155
|
$91.35
€83.88
|
|
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