Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 31.0% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 49.2% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr113.97
|
$3.46
Ar15,395
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
$6.34
Ar28,225
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.57
|
$0.94
Ar4,191
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.70
|
$0.67
Ar2,968
|
|
pay 46.3% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
$0.70
Ar3,122
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.71
|
$4.42
Ar19,672
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.62
|
$3.47
Ar15,460
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
$1.99
Ar8,868
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.13
|
$2.55
Ar11,367
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.05
|
$0.71
Ar3,181
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.85
|
$0.24
Ar1,047
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.49
|
$0.48
Ar2,124
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.06
|
$0.38
Ar1,707
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.55
|
$0.25
Ar1,117
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.52
|
$0.41
Ar1,816
|
|
pay 49.9% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.55
|
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr758.70
|
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr240.92
|
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
|
pay 12.6% less for housing
Sweden
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
$146.63
Ar653,027
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
|
pay 8.8% more for childcare
Sweden
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.42
|
$0.95
Ar4,234
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.84
|
$1.21
Ar5,388
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr402.41
|
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr135.03
|
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
|
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