Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.5 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,395
|
$9.42
₡4,732
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar28,225
|
$8.16
₡4,102
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,191
|
$1.73
₡868
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,968
|
$1.50
₡756
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,122
|
$1.87
₡940
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,672
|
$4.15
₡2,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,460
|
$6.45
₡3,242
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,868
|
$2.63
₡1,322
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,367
|
$3.92
₡1,969
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,181
|
$1.85
₡928
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,047
|
$0.66
₡332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,124
|
$1.26
₡631
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,707
|
$0.97
₡485
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,117
|
$0.92
₡464
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,816
|
$1.08
₡543
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
$5.58
₡2,806
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
$44.09
₡22,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
$25,829.98
₡12,980,676
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
$13.39
₡6,727
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
$53.15
₡26,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
$813.71
₡408,925
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar653,027
|
$522.16
₡262,410
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
$64.83
₡32,580
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
$366.72
₡184,291
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
$8,358.53
₡4,200,519
|
|
pay 77.8% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,234
|
$2.88
₡1,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,388
|
$2.93
₡1,470
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
$4.48
₡2,253
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
$55.95
₡28,118
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
$7.18
₡3,607
|
|
pay 56.4% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
$66.61
₡33,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
$44.99
₡22,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
$101.09
₡50,804
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
$77.50
₡38,946
|
|
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