Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 14.8% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 7.3% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
$3.46
MGA15,281
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
$6.34
MGA28,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
$0.94
MGA4,160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
$0.67
MGA2,946
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
$0.70
MGA3,099
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
$4.42
MGA19,526
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
$3.47
MGA15,345
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
$1.99
MGA8,802
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
$2.55
MGA11,283
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
$0.71
MGA3,158
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
$0.24
MGA1,040
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
$0.48
MGA2,108
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
$0.38
MGA1,694
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
$0.25
MGA1,109
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
$0.41
MGA1,802
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
$4.33
MGA19,153
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
$2.74
MGA12,119
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,217,866
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
$15.90
MGA70,293
|
|
pay 41.9% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
$58.15
MGA257,061
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
$465.53
MGA2,057,848
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
$146.63
MGA648,173
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
$35.25
MGA155,807
|
|
pay 23.4% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
$138.28
MGA611,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,620,625
|
|
pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
$0.95
MGA4,202
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
$1.21
MGA5,348
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
$5.30
MGA23,431
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
$41.48
MGA183,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
$5.76
MGA25,468
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
$29.38
MGA129,889
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
$23.05
MGA101,874
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
$103.71
MGA458,431
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
$72.98
MGA322,600
|
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