Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 73.7% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 81.5% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Madagascar
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$40.07
€36.85
|
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.16
€10.27
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.85
€5.38
|
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
|
pay 69.3% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.05
€4.65
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.71
€8.01
|
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
€4.16
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.49
€5.97
|
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.73
|
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.25
€2.07
|
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
€1.53
|
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.46
€2.27
|
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
€1.57
|
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.63
|
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
|
pay 55.6% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.77
€8.06
|
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
€27.64
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,675.27
€45,680.53
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.66
€19.92
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 77.7% less for housing
Monaco
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
€81.83
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$6,575.69
€6,046.89
|
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,417.00
€4,061.80
|
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$269.58
€247.90
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,788.69
€2,564.43
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,714.46
€27,324.91
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 78.5% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.93
€8.22
|
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.18
€11.20
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$517.80
€476.16
|
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
|
pay 75.9% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$156.40
€143.82
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.09
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$188.26
€173.12
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$451.61
€415.29
|
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
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