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Madagascar vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 0.6% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.9% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 4.1% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 27.3% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 0.7% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 49.6% more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 25.6% less in Madagascar

The cost of childcare and transportation in Madagascar are more expensive than in Bolivia. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and housing are lower in Madagascar.

Madagascar vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Bolivia, you would:

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pay 13.9% less for restaurants

	Bolivia	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.82 BOB19.49	$3.04 MGA13,832	+7.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.76 BOB46.69	$4.73 MGA21,511	-30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BOB6.68	$0.82 MGA3,728	-15.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 BOB5.27	$0.62 MGA2,831	-18.3%
Average			-13.9%

Bolivia vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.1% less for groceries

	Bolivia	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 BOB9.03	$0.88 MGA3,987	-32.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.43 BOB16.81	$5.36 MGA24,385	+120.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 BOB25.82	$3.89 MGA17,685	+4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 BOB13.89	$1.97 MGA8,963	-1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 BOB13.39	$2.63 MGA11,982	+35.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 BOB7.00	$0.64 MGA2,915	-36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 BOB3.17	$0.33 MGA1,510	-27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 BOB3.95	$0.57 MGA2,574	-1.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 BOB5.70	$0.41 MGA1,859	-50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 BOB3.63	$0.29 MGA1,304	-45.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 BOB3.10	$0.40 MGA1,841	-9.8%
Average			-4.1%

Bolivia vs. Madagascar - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.3% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 BOB16.68	$4.44 MGA20,192	+84.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.13 BOB180.58	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,165.68 BOB139,362.82	$12,651.72 MGA57,540,536	-37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.71 BOB87.85	$17.17 MGA78,091	+35.1%
Average			+27.3%

Bolivia vs. Madagascar - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.7% less for housing

	Bolivia	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.51 BOB259.20	$60.23 MGA273,949	+60.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$379.82 BOB2,624.90	$257.49 MGA1,171,082	-32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$253.87 BOB1,754.45	$71.69 MGA326,059	-71.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.96 BOB220.84	$44.95 MGA204,418	+40.7%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 49.6% more for childcare

	Bolivia	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.87 BOB1,160.11	$46.54 MGA211,667	-72.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,180.74 BOB21,981.74	$8,634.52 MGA39,270,131	+171.5%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 BOB11.56	$0.82 MGA3,713	-51.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 BOB18.09	$1.33 MGA6,046	-49.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 BOB17.40	$1.73 MGA7,886	-31.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.86 BOB227.09	$29.94 MGA136,180	-8.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.59 BOB45.52	$6.47 MGA29,441	-1.7%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 25.6% less for clothing

	Bolivia	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.19 BOB229.39	$19.48 MGA88,581	-41.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.06 BOB311.38	$17.20 MGA78,248	-61.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.11 BOB463.79	$70.84 MGA322,182	+5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.35 BOB403.27	$55.48 MGA252,314	-4.9%
Average			-25.6%

Bolivia vs. Madagascar - Cost of clothing

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