Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 28.2% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 58.0% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
|
pay 7.3% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
Uganda
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 65.1% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
|
pay 34.5% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
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