Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 44.5% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Russia, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB668.88
|
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB410.57
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB82.22
|
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB39.70
|
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB47.52
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB383.64
|
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB312.95
|
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB118.51
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB168.18
|
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.88
|
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.56
|
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB72.93
|
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB88.06
|
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.48
|
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.34
|
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
|
pay 70.2% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB215.72
|
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,860.48
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,817,182.76
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB431.51
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB611.12
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB30,949.34
|
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB21,230.66
|
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,646.76
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 38.9% more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB20,693.17
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB542,805.17
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB146.19
|
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB167.57
|
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB214.00
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,830.44
|
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB407.89
|
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
|
pay 33.7% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,663.72
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,574.75
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,621.90
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,692.39
|
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
|
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