Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 10.6% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
|
Grenada
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
|
Grenada
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
|
pay 46.8% less for transportation
|
Grenada
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 37.3% less for housing
|
Grenada
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Grenada
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Grenada
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
|
Grenada
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
|
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