Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 73.3% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 97.9% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA14,502
|
$10.14
MX$170.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,002
|
$8.52
MX$142.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,306
|
$1.35
MX$22.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA2,900
|
$1.02
MX$17.12
|
|
pay 82.8% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,241
|
$2.68
MX$44.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA22,383
|
$4.17
MX$70.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA16,451
|
$5.88
MX$98.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,018
|
$2.68
MX$45.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA11,924
|
$3.49
MX$58.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,270
|
$1.32
MX$22.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,494
|
$0.63
MX$10.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,552
|
$0.79
MX$13.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,682
|
$0.77
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,229
|
$0.90
MX$15.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,713
|
$0.78
MX$13.02
|
|
pay 42.3% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA19,923
|
$5.33
MX$89.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.94
MX$485.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
$22,778.21
MX$382,227.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
$17.39
MX$291.82
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA275,359
|
$33.11
MX$555.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,325,294
|
$599.68
MX$10,062.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA482,780
|
$424.66
MX$7,126.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
$54.94
MX$921.89
|
|
pay 5.1% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
$230.47
MX$3,867.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
$4,822.04
MX$80,915.74
|
|
pay 85.0% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,001
|
$2.57
MX$43.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,261
|
$3.35
MX$56.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,452
|
$4.34
MX$72.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA150,027
|
$38.86
MX$652.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA30,003
|
$5.22
MX$87.62
|
|
pay 97.0% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA82,187
|
$54.74
MX$918.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA81,686
|
$42.64
MX$715.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA350,059
|
$96.11
MX$1,612.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA283,805
|
$90.93
MX$1,525.77
|
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