Cost of living comparison
Russia is 32.0% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Russia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 16.7% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
$6.51
RUB670.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
$4.14
RUB426.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
$0.80
RUB82.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
$0.38
RUB39.57
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
$0.47
RUB48.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
$3.72
RUB382.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
$3.07
RUB316.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
$1.21
RUB124.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
$1.66
RUB170.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
$0.54
RUB55.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
$0.55
RUB56.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
$0.71
RUB73.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
$0.89
RUB91.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
$0.22
RUB22.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
$0.21
RUB21.45
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
$2.12
RUB218.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.67
RUB1,818.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
$26,642.44
RUB2,742,722.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
$4.15
RUB427.24
|
|
pay 60.3% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
$5.97
RUB615.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
$304.49
RUB31,346.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
$210.86
RUB21,706.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
$64.94
RUB6,685.13
|
|
pay 28.4% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
$190.09
RUB19,569.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
$5,074.52
RUB522,399.66
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
$1.42
RUB146.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
$1.67
RUB171.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
$2.10
RUB215.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
$28.15
RUB2,898.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
$3.97
RUB409.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
$51.85
RUB5,337.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
$33.92
RUB3,492.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
$76.53
RUB7,878.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
$75.61
RUB7,783.88
|
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