Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.6 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Spain instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,610
|
$13.87
€13.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,164
|
$9.22
€8.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,318
|
$2.13
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,053
|
$1.58
€1.49
|
|
pay 85.4% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,312
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,256
|
$6.37
€6.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,406
|
$4.16
€3.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,469
|
$2.66
€2.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,776
|
$3.36
€3.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,011
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,491
|
$0.81
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,572
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,582
|
$1.13
€1.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,326
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,726
|
$0.81
€0.77
|
|
pay 83.6% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,084
|
$6.38
€6.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.26
€32.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,449,928
|
$33,643.92
€31,828.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,474
|
$14.57
€13.78
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA273,937
|
$31.87
€30.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,134,203
|
$872.36
€825.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA305,000
|
$692.13
€654.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA168,738
|
$103.97
€98.36
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA420,915
|
$385.97
€365.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,983,624
|
$7,352.21
€6,955.40
|
|
pay 97.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,285
|
$2.84
€2.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,310
|
$1.98
€1.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,544
|
$5.66
€5.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,926
|
$42.87
€40.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,245
|
$8.63
€8.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,403
|
$75.89
€71.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,513
|
$32.12
€30.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA337,740
|
$77.96
€73.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA269,268
|
$91.38
€86.45
|
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