Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 4.1% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Romania, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.84
|
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.19
|
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.81
|
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
|
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.08
|
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.04
|
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.88
|
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.13
|
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.05
|
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.79
|
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.95
|
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.93
|
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.51
|
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
|
pay 0.9% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.61
|
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.46
|
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.53
|
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.25
|
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
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