Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 56.5% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 17.4% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
|
pay 23.3% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
|
pay 44.3% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 70.8% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
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