Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 40.7% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 18.4% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
|
pay 32.2% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.14
|
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
|
pay 86.1% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.42
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,814.87
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.03
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.06
|
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.20
|
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.21
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 33.4% more for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.45
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,031.05
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.04
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.78
|
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.29
|
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
|
pay 33.9% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.43
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.93
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.58
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.67
|
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
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