Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.8 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Italy instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
$16.15
€15.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
$10.06
€9.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
$2.55
€2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
$6.83
€6.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
$5.53
€5.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
$5.05
€4.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
$1.31
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
|
pay 87.0% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
$7.22
€6.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.81
€37.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
$28,223.13
€27,059.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
$19.13
€18.34
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
$28.87
€27.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
$656.19
€629.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
$511.91
€490.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
$150.39
€144.19
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
$508.72
€487.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
$9,465.55
€9,075.31
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
$5.01
€4.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
$1.69
€1.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
$52.12
€49.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
$9.39
€9.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
$78.41
€75.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
$86.07
€82.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
$115.43
€110.67
|
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