Cost of living comparison
Albania is 86.7% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Albania instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 88.9% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,536
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,295
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,036
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,123
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,310
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,711
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,974
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,630,071
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
$30.70
ALL2,856
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,436
|
$16.01
ALL1,490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,987
|
$447.88
ALL41,676
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,329
|
$324.85
ALL30,227
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
$57.67
ALL5,366
|
|
pay 9.5% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
$168.56
ALL15,685
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
$3,514.89
ALL327,060
|
|
pay 70.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,281
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,480
|
$3.70
ALL345
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,132
|
$44.45
ALL4,136
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,039
|
$50.86
ALL4,733
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,110
|
$40.61
ALL3,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,889
|
$90.86
ALL8,455
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,792
|
$121.22
ALL11,280
|
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