Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 5.3% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD577
|
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD96
|
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD426
|
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD284
|
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD68
|
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD642
|
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD708
|
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
|
pay 52.0% more for housing
Serbia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
|
pay 25.2% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
|
pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD198
|
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD141
|
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD492
|
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
|
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