Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 56.5% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 17.4% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH221.66
|
$3.28
MGA14,521
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH202.18
|
$4.52
MGA20,028
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH24.29
|
$0.97
MGA4,312
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.46
|
$0.66
MGA2,904
|
|
pay 23.3% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.71
|
$0.96
MGA4,246
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH152.93
|
$5.06
MGA22,412
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH146.60
|
$3.72
MGA16,472
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH68.89
|
$2.04
MGA9,030
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH68.77
|
$2.70
MGA11,940
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.72
|
$0.74
MGA3,274
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.68
|
$0.34
MGA1,496
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.02
|
$0.58
MGA2,555
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH33.10
|
$0.38
MGA1,684
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.55
|
$0.28
MGA1,230
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.22
|
$0.39
MGA1,715
|
|
pay 44.3% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH203.61
|
$4.51
MGA19,949
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH406.45
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,079,027.57
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,105,200
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH156.63
|
$11.31
MGA50,081
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH222.84
|
$62.29
MGA275,719
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,244.11
|
$299.81
MGA1,327,024
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,597.13
|
$109.21
MGA483,410
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,400.39
|
$32.30
MGA142,976
|
|
pay 70.8% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,660.28
|
$135.77
MGA600,971
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH167,029.48
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,638,763
|
|
pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH40.99
|
$0.91
MGA4,006
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH43.85
|
$1.19
MGA5,268
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH84.95
|
$2.59
MGA11,467
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH831.85
|
$33.94
MGA150,223
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH147.83
|
$6.79
MGA30,043
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,903.21
|
$18.59
MGA82,294
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,244.43
|
$18.48
MGA81,793
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,882.84
|
$79.19
MGA350,516
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,347.43
|
$64.20
MGA284,176
|
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