Madagascar vs Montenegro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madagascar Montenegro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$574
$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2537
🏠 One person rent
$233
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.1
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$1064
💸 GDP per capita
$545
$13263
😃 Human freedom index
6.8
7.86
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
77.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
46
🌐 English speaking %
18%
26%
🎓 Higher education
36
63
😀 Quality of life
22
65
🏙️ Population
32M
624K

The average cost of living in Madagascar ($574) is 46% less expensive than in Montenegro ($1062). Madagascar ranked 170th vs 87th for Montenegro in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Madagascar compared to 1 months in Montenegro. Ranked 172nd and 60th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Madagascar vs Montenegro

We calculate prices for Madagascar and Montenegro as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Madagascar Montenegro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.76
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.68
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$1.55
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$1176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$342
$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$73.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$681
$3117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$594
$2248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.97
$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$8.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$6.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.09
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.51
$6.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$87.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.4
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.1
$384
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11140
$7704

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In Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$604
1.28M
Antsirabe
$533
265K
Toamasina
$511
225K
Toliara
$493
169K

In Montenegro

City Cost of living Population
Podgorica
$1053
151K
Cetinje
$930
14K
Budva
$1207
13.3K
Bar
$1078
13.7K
Ulcinj
$1047
11.5K
Plav
$1092
13.8K
Berane
$1093
11.1K
Mojkovac
$1119
3.59K
Kotor
$1265
961