Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 27.1% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 30.7% less for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 31.6% more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
|
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
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