Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 6.9% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Romania, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON31.98
|
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON5.99
|
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.55
|
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.14
|
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.00
|
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.29
|
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON1.98
|
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.73
|
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.68
|
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.04
|
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
|
pay 12.7% more for transportation
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON29.91
|
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON84.84
|
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.27
|
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON981.30
|
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
|
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.30
|
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.34
|
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON163.45
|
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.11
|
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON359.97
|
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
|
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