Cost of living comparison
compared to
Madagascar vs. Montenegro Cost of Living Summary
Madagascar is 36.1% cheaper than Montenegro overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.0% less in Madagascar
- Groceries
-
pay 27.3% less in Madagascar
- Transportation
-
pay 6.3% less in Madagascar
- Housing
-
pay 28.9% less in Madagascar
- Childcare
-
pay 37.4% less in Madagascar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.7% less in Madagascar
- Clothing
-
pay 51.8% less in Madagascar
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, and groceries are lower in Madagascar.
Madagascar vs. Montenegro Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.46
€10.54
|
$3.04
MGA12,878
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.73
€8.24
|
$4.73
MGA20,028
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
€1.87
|
$0.82
MGA3,471
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
€1.25
|
$0.62
MGA2,636
|
|
Montenegro vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants
pay 27.3% less for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
€0.89
|
$0.88
MGA3,712
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.67
€3.95
|
$5.36
MGA22,704
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
€4.27
|
$3.89
MGA16,466
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
€2.73
|
$1.97
MGA8,345
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
€3.05
|
$2.63
MGA11,156
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.53
|
$0.64
MGA2,714
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.68
|
$0.33
MGA1,406
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.62
|
$0.57
MGA2,396
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.06
|
$0.41
MGA1,731
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.39
|
$0.29
MGA1,214
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.46
|
$0.40
MGA1,714
|
|
Montenegro vs. Madagascar - Cost of groceries
pay 6.3% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.61
€5.59
|
$4.44
MGA18,800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.99
€31.30
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,199.43
€24,707.60
|
$12,651.72
MGA54M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.07
€8.52
|
$17.17
MGA72,707
|
|
Montenegro vs. Madagascar - Cost of transportation
pay 28.9% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.59
€26.73
|
$60.23
MGA255K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$699.97
€592.29
|
$257.49
MGA1M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.57
€426.10
|
$71.69
MGA304K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.52
€89.29
|
$44.95
MGA190K
|
|
Montenegro vs. Madagascar - Cost of housing
pay 37.4% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$324.22
€274.35
|
$46.54
MGA197K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,794.11
€6,595.12
|
$8,634.52
MGA37M
|
|
Montenegro vs. Madagascar - Cost of childcare
pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
€2.48
|
$0.82
MGA3,457
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
€2.15
|
$1.33
MGA5,629
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
€3.55
|
$1.73
MGA7,342
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.36
€37.54
|
$29.94
MGA127K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
€4.67
|
$6.47
MGA27,412
|
|
Montenegro vs. Madagascar - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 51.8% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.46
€63.85
|
$19.48
MGA82,475
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.04
€33.04
|
$17.20
MGA72,854
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.43
€80.75
|
$70.84
MGA300K
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.45
€95.99
|
$55.48
MGA235K
|
|
Montenegro vs. Madagascar - Cost of clothing
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