Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 8.4% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,366
|
$2.71
COP10,566.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,170
|
$5.26
COP20,511.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,183
|
$0.60
COP2,346.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,962
|
$0.46
COP1,789.21
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,116
|
$0.87
COP3,403.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,634
|
$1.61
COP6,279.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,430
|
$3.28
COP12,778.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,851
|
$1.65
COP6,438.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,345
|
$1.55
COP6,065.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,175
|
$0.83
COP3,242.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,045
|
$0.29
COP1,145.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,120
|
$0.37
COP1,433.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,704
|
$0.40
COP1,545.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,115
|
$0.30
COP1,185.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,812
|
$0.33
COP1,304.23
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
$2.04
COP7,941.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
$23.61
COP92,123.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
$14,617.95
COP57,028,221.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
$11.28
COP44,005.36
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
$21.37
COP83,385.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
$208.57
COP813,679.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,764
|
$176.18
COP687,332.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
$46.64
COP181,953.53
|
|
pay 19.8% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
$104.33
COP407,035.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
$3,004.13
COP11,719,838.85
|
|
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,226
|
$0.90
COP3,494.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,378
|
$1.21
COP4,703.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
$1.90
COP7,401.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
$18.34
COP71,552.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
$2.91
COP11,365.17
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
$40.50
COP157,991.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
$27.32
COP106,599.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
$60.30
COP235,231.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
$45.16
COP176,173.49
|
|
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