Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 35.5% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 31.5% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,395
|
$6.95
$6,078.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar28,225
|
$4.91
$4,296.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,191
|
$1.18
$1,028.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,968
|
$0.81
$711.27
|
|
pay 18.9% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,122
|
$1.16
$1,012.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,672
|
$3.30
$2,884.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,460
|
$3.02
$2,638.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,868
|
$1.48
$1,293.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,367
|
$1.86
$1,628.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,181
|
$0.70
$614.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,047
|
$0.61
$531.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,124
|
$0.48
$417.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,707
|
$0.61
$536.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,117
|
$0.31
$274.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,816
|
$0.37
$324.94
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
$3.41
$2,979.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
$19.26
$16,837.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
$24,101.65
$21,069,312.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
$8.86
$7,741.19
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
Madagascar
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
$21.98
$19,211.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
$237.02
$207,198.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar653,027
|
$180.77
$158,027.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
$38.32
$33,495.38
|
|
pay 9.4% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
$116.37
$101,727.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
$4,756.21
$4,157,807.58
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,234
|
$1.80
$1,573.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,388
|
$1.63
$1,428.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
$1.91
$1,670.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
$22.57
$19,730.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
$4.09
$3,574.66
|
|
pay 61.9% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
$59.01
$51,588.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
$50.10
$43,796.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
$112.10
$97,993.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
$88.63
$77,475.49
|
|
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