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
RON40.44
|
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON29.89
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.11
|
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.75
|
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
|
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.09
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.91
|
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.79
|
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.37
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.76
|
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.24
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.10
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.06
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.01
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.78
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.94
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.67
|
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON97.95
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON118,881.92
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.22
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON39.92
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,719.69
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,260.93
|
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON507.32
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 0.9% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,916.62
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,693.81
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.52
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.41
|
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.04
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON176.73
|
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.24
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON272.50
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON164.91
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON329.61
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON380.52
|
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
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