Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 51.3% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$3.46
Ar15,207
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$6.34
Ar27,879
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$0.94
Ar4,140
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.67
Ar2,932
|
|
pay 39.8% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$0.70
Ar3,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$4.42
Ar19,431
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$3.47
Ar15,271
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.99
Ar8,759
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.55
Ar11,228
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.71
Ar3,142
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.24
Ar1,035
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.48
Ar2,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.38
Ar1,686
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.25
Ar1,104
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
|
pay 57.0% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
|
pay 48.5% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$146.63
Ar645,030
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
|
pay 68.1% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
|
pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$0.95
Ar4,182
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$1.21
Ar5,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
|
pay 36.3% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
|
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