Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Holy See (Vatican City) instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Madagascar
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Holy See (Vatican City)
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,625
|
?? | |
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,185
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,323
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,056
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,317
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,282
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,424
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,478
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,788
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,014
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,575
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,583
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,728
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,105
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,507,470
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,535
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA274,221
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,135,380
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA305,317
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA168,913
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA421,352
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,038,606
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,289
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,315
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,556
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA145,076
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,277
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,472
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,589
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA338,091
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA269,548
|
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