Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 58.1% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 38.4% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
$7.69
AMD2,970.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
$6.91
AMD2,671.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
$0.90
AMD348.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
$0.49
AMD187.67
|
|
pay 20.3% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
$0.65
AMD249.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
$3.73
AMD1,440.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
$5.47
AMD2,116.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
$2.11
AMD815.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
$3.10
AMD1,198.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
$0.52
AMD201.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
$0.81
AMD313.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
$0.73
AMD281.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
$0.76
AMD293.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
$0.30
AMD117.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
$0.28
AMD108.00
|
|
pay 11.5% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
$4.74
AMD1,833.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.96
AMD5,007.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$29,372.79
AMD11,353,398.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$3.33
AMD1,288.53
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
$20.16
AMD7,790.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
$519.26
AMD200,708.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
$429.13
AMD165,871.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$89.11
AMD34,445.32
|
|
pay 20.5% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$232.04
AMD89,689.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,223,497.33
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
$1.64
AMD634.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
$2.52
AMD973.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
$2.59
AMD1,001.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
$45.58
AMD17,617.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
$5.61
AMD2,169.51
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
$75.77
AMD29,288.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
$54.33
AMD20,998.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
$106.04
AMD40,986.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
$93.12
AMD35,994.62
|
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