Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 78.3% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 93.8% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,536
|
$7.13
RSD801
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
$7.64
RSD858
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,295
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,036
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 34.8% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,123
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,310
|
$4.84
RSD544
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,711
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$0.46
RSD52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay 46.8% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,974
|
$6.22
RSD699
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.52
RSD2,642
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,158,103
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
$7.11
RSD798
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,436
|
$23.16
RSD2,602
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,987
|
$353.21
RSD39,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,329
|
$242.83
RSD27,280
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
$113.86
RSD12,791
|
|
pay 56.7% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
$238.41
RSD26,782
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
$5,379.39
RSD604,316
|
|
pay 35.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$2.03
RSD228
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,281
|
$1.68
RSD189
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,480
|
$3.80
RSD427
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,132
|
$25.78
RSD2,896
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,039
|
$73.17
RSD8,219
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,110
|
$35.45
RSD3,983
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,889
|
$92.31
RSD10,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,792
|
$99.77
RSD11,208
|
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