Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 22.2% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 35.3% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€7.89
|
$3.46
Ar15,496
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.81
|
$6.34
Ar28,408
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.78
|
$0.94
Ar4,218
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.27
|
$0.67
Ar2,987
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.70
Ar3,142
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$4.42
Ar19,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$3.47
Ar15,560
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.54
|
$1.99
Ar8,925
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.69
|
$2.55
Ar11,441
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.71
Ar3,202
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.63
|
$0.24
Ar1,054
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.48
Ar2,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.38
Ar1,718
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.25
Ar1,125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.40
|
$0.41
Ar1,827
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.68
|
$4.33
Ar19,422
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.11
|
$2.74
Ar12,289
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,480.27
|
$14,979.86
Ar67,147,201
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.49
|
$15.90
Ar71,279
|
|
pay 3.1% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€24.99
|
$58.15
Ar260,669
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€468.44
|
$465.53
Ar2,086,728
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€334.24
|
$146.63
Ar657,270
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€77.98
|
$35.25
Ar157,993
|
|
pay 53.1% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€223.67
|
$138.28
Ar619,820
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,809.08
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,839,853
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.35
|
$0.95
Ar4,261
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.57
|
$1.21
Ar5,423
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$5.30
Ar23,760
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€31.93
|
$41.48
Ar185,946
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.59
|
$5.76
Ar25,826
|
|
pay 24.0% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€51.88
|
$29.38
Ar131,712
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.24
|
$23.05
Ar103,303
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€79.91
|
$103.71
Ar464,865
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€112.50
|
$72.98
Ar327,127
|
|
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