Madagascar vs. Guam Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar vs. Guam Cost Breakdown

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

pay 65.5% less for restaurants

 
Guam
Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.20
 
$3.04
MGA12,743
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.85
 
$4.73
MGA19,818
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.88
 
$0.82
MGA3,435

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pay 73.7% less for groceries

 
Guam
Madagascar
Bread
1 loaf
$6.09
 
$0.88
MGA3,673
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.85
 
$5.36
MGA22,466
Milk (1 gallon) $13.18
 
$3.89
MGA16,293

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pay 44.8% less for transportation

 
Guam
Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.68
 
$4.44
MGA18,603
Monthly public transit pass $60.00
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,190.00
 
$12,651.72
MGA53M

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pay 73.7% less for housing

 
Guam
Madagascar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$88.39
 
$60.23
MGA252K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,732.50
 
$257.49
MGA1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,430.50
 
$71.69
MGA300K

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pay 80.6% less for childcare

 
Guam
Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $514.38
 
$46.54
MGA195K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $29,000.00
 
$8,634.52
MGA36M

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pay 71.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Guam
Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.32
 
$0.82
MGA3,421
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.06
 
$1.33
MGA5,570
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.60
 
$1.73
MGA7,265

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pay 54.6% less for clothing

 
Guam
Madagascar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$54.33
 
$19.48
MGA81,608
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$65.00
 
$17.20
MGA72,088
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.83
 
$70.84
MGA297K

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