Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 14.1% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Albania, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 54.3% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 25.3% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 87.2% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 51.8% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
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