Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 2.3 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP186.83
|
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP199.04
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.29
|
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.38
|
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
|
pay 86.5% more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.76
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP87.11
|
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP72.16
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP93.63
|
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.88
|
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.37
|
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.89
|
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.56
|
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.28
|
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.18
|
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.40
|
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP330.87
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,348,120.00
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP159.30
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP383.61
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,404.58
|
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,088.38
|
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP635.00
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,429.84
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP121,628.00
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.88
|
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.65
|
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.94
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP921.14
|
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP136.79
|
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP888.77
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,643.54
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,522.21
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,515.40
|
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
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