Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 100.0% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
$10.57
€9.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
$1.45
€1.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 49.3% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
$5.22
€4.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
$4.56
€4.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
$2.99
€2.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
$0.36
€0.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
pay 34.5% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
$6.88
€6.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.63
€41.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$24,770.47
€22,778.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$9.34
€8.59
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
$353.00
€324.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
$271.19
€249.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$185.26
€170.36
|
|
pay 98.5% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$388.30
€357.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$13,208.99
€12,146.76
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
$4.17
€3.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
$5.02
€4.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
$45.72
€42.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
$78.71
€72.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
$43.65
€40.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
$84.70
€77.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
$122.77
€112.89
|
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