Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 51.0% more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 53.3% less for restaurants
|
Eritrea
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
|
Eritrea
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
|
Eritrea
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 33.1% less for housing
|
Eritrea
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Eritrea
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Eritrea
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 66.4% less for clothing
|
Eritrea
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
|
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