Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 50.4% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 4.4% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,366
|
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,170
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,183
|
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,962
|
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
|
pay 30.7% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,116
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,634
|
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,430
|
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,851
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,345
|
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,175
|
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,045
|
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,120
|
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,704
|
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,115
|
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,812
|
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
|
pay 3.8% less for housing
Madagascar
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,764
|
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
|
pay 13.1% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
|
pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,226
|
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,378
|
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
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