Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 12.4% cheaper than Armenia.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
AMD4,134.07
|
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
AMD335.46
|
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD191.48
|
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
AMD271.79
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
AMD1,512.73
|
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,132.51
|
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
AMD855.57
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AMD1,248.42
|
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD285.76
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
AMD248.69
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD310.14
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
AMD122.50
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 54.2% more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
AMD1,802.27
|
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
AMD1,463.21
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 1.5% less for housing
|
Armenia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.21
AMD7,484.72
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.28
AMD266,624.82
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.92
AMD174,529.00
|
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.01
AMD34,681.32
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 21.0% less for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.71
AMD105,481.35
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,038.40
AMD3,521,768.62
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
AMD651.43
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
AMD1,117.15
|
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.15
AMD26,166.29
|
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
AMD2,254.95
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 55.4% less for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.99
AMD27,661.39
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.27
AMD19,976.49
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD54,522.21
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.15
AMD29,281.61
|
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
|
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