Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 6.7% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
ARS6,106.92
|
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
ARS4,316.18
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
ARS1,033.24
|
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ARS714.57
|
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
Argentina
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
ARS1,017.39
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
ARS2,897.91
|
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
ARS2,650.50
|
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
ARS1,299.63
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
ARS1,635.68
|
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
ARS617.70
|
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS533.90
|
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
ARS419.17
|
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS539.15
|
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS275.94
|
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
ARS326.45
|
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
Argentina
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
ARS2,993.39
|
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
ARS16,915.50
|
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
ARS21,167,088.56
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
ARS7,777.11
|
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
|
pay 58.5% more for housing
Argentina
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
ARS19,300.27
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
ARS208,160.33
|
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
ARS158,760.56
|
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
ARS33,650.82
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
|
pay 3.4% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
ARS102,199.19
|
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
ARS4,177,102.67
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
|
pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,580.69
|
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
ARS1,434.70
|
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
ARS1,678.39
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
ARS19,822.40
|
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
ARS3,591.25
|
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
ARS51,827.75
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
ARS44,000.01
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
ARS98,448.14
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
ARS77,835.03
|
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
|
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