Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 24.5% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.0% less in Madagascar
- Groceries
-
pay 35.1% less in Madagascar
- Transportation
-
pay 58.3% more in Madagascar
- Housing
-
pay 71.0% less in Madagascar
- Childcare
-
pay 32.1% less in Madagascar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.7% less in Madagascar
- Clothing
-
pay 58.9% less in Madagascar
Expenses including housing, clothing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Madagascar.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB788.24
|
$2.90
MGA13,590
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB819.15
|
$4.30
MGA20,134
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB103.13
|
$0.92
MGA4,312
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB65.97
|
$0.65
MGA3,048
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB157.85
|
$0.92
MGA4,306
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB637.61
|
$5.17
MGA24,221
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB798.56
|
$3.71
MGA17,380
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB348.03
|
$1.80
MGA8,456
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB741.75
|
$2.51
MGA11,758
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB433.71
|
$0.64
MGA3,006
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB66.52
|
$0.32
MGA1,489
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB141.65
|
$0.55
MGA2,569
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB50.78
|
$0.34
MGA1,579
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB40.89
|
$0.28
MGA1,324
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB104.33
|
$0.37
MGA1,724
|
|
pay 58.3% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB641.06
|
$4.28
MGA20,054
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,313.73
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,284,315.50
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,368,279
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB481.48
|
$12.46
MGA58,388
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,486.61
|
$58.38
MGA273,534
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB84,748.48
|
$241.73
MGA1,132,533
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB55,536.76
|
$65.00
MGA304,551
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,400.33
|
$35.96
MGA168,490
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,703.36
|
$89.71
MGA420,296
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,769,447.56
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,905,606
|
|
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB131.37
|
$0.91
MGA4,278
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB151.04
|
$1.13
MGA5,302
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB525.49
|
$2.46
MGA11,527
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,901.70
|
$30.89
MGA144,713
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB880.20
|
$6.45
MGA30,201
|
|
pay 58.9% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,349.68
|
$14.15
MGA66,305
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,874.84
|
$15.67
MGA73,405
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,298.96
|
$71.98
MGA337,243
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,675.61
|
$57.39
MGA268,872
|
|
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