Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 92.4% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 96.5% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
$7.61
€7.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
$7.82
€7.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
$1.43
€1.31
|
|
pay 72.3% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Slovakia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
$5.86
€5.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
$3.34
€3.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
$3.17
€2.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 41.9% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
$6.56
€6.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.03
€23.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$25,571.83
€23,515.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$12.02
€11.05
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Slovakia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
$19.97
€18.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
$574.42
€528.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
$479.28
€440.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$175.37
€161.27
|
|
pay 69.5% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$376.22
€345.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$7,374.05
€6,781.05
|
|
pay 69.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Slovakia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
$2.33
€2.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
$5.14
€4.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
$40.30
€37.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
$8.28
€7.61
|
|
pay 96.0% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
$65.69
€60.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
$36.31
€33.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
$80.32
€73.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
$85.31
€78.45
|
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