Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 2.0 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
$10.94
€10.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
pay 64.1% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 53.9% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
$6.92
€6.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.18
€35.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$32,478.09
€29,866.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$9.87
€9.07
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
$40.03
€36.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
$868.97
€799.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
$680.04
€625.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$91.68
€84.31
|
|
pay 79.0% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$397.00
€365.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$7,801.09
€7,173.75
|
|
pay 72.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
$2.32
€2.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
$40.44
€37.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
$7.87
€7.24
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
$73.48
€67.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
$33.58
€30.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
$79.41
€73.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
$97.29
€89.46
|
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