Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 2.0 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 86.1% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,536
|
$10.61
AMD4,131.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
$9.00
AMD3,505.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,295
|
$0.86
AMD335.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,036
|
$0.49
AMD191.35
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$0.70
AMD271.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,123
|
$3.88
AMD1,511.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,310
|
$5.47
AMD2,130.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
$2.20
AMD854.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,711
|
$3.20
AMD1,247.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$0.56
AMD217.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$0.73
AMD285.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$0.64
AMD248.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$0.80
AMD309.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$0.34
AMD130.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$0.31
AMD122.41
|
|
pay 33.1% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,974
|
$4.63
AMD1,800.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.86
AMD5,007.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,017,760.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
$3.76
AMD1,462.16
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,436
|
$19.21
AMD7,479.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,987
|
$684.28
AMD266,433.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,329
|
$447.92
AMD174,403.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
$89.01
AMD34,656.47
|
|
pay 90.9% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
$270.71
AMD105,405.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,519,245.27
|
|
pay 69.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$1.67
AMD650.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,281
|
$2.87
AMD1,116.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,480
|
$2.57
AMD1,001.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,132
|
$67.15
AMD26,147.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
$5.79
AMD2,253.33
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,039
|
$70.99
AMD27,641.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,110
|
$51.27
AMD19,962.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,889
|
$139.93
AMD54,483.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,792
|
$75.15
AMD29,260.63
|
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