Cost of living comparison
Israel is 3.1 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Israel instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Israel
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,150
|
$18.66
₪70.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,896
|
$14.78
₪56.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,499
|
$2.57
₪9.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,030
|
$2.12
₪8.03
|
|
pay 90.2% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,430
|
$2.27
₪8.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,383
|
$6.89
₪26.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,186
|
$6.60
₪25.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,421
|
$3.71
₪14.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,457
|
$4.43
₪16.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,416
|
$1.37
₪5.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,561
|
$0.93
₪3.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,666
|
$0.78
₪2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,757
|
$0.84
₪3.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,284
|
$0.61
₪2.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,789
|
$0.62
₪2.34
|
|
pay 79.9% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,813
|
$7.24
₪27.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.77
₪207.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,924,682
|
$38,392.11
₪145,452.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,250
|
$13.38
₪50.69
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA287,659
|
$26.60
₪100.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,384,493
|
$993.65
₪3,764.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA504,345
|
$858.83
₪3,253.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA149,168
|
$173.67
₪657.98
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA626,997
|
$870.80
₪3,299.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,918,367
|
$11,400.36
₪43,191.40
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Israel
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,179
|
$7.84
₪29.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,496
|
$3.63
₪13.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,964
|
$9.56
₪36.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,728
|
$65.58
₪248.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,344
|
$11.89
₪45.06
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,858
|
$88.40
₪334.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,335
|
$57.67
₪218.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA365,696
|
$114.82
₪435.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA296,482
|
$130.62
₪494.89
|
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