Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 30.0% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 42.5% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
Ar7,136
|
$3.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
Ar20,387
|
$5.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
Ar2,228
|
$0.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
Ar1,580
|
$0.55
|
|
pay 33.8% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
Ar3,135
|
$1.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
Ar14,985
|
$2.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
Ar12,476
|
$3.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
Ar6,218
|
$1.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
Ar8,970
|
$2.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
Ar2,427
|
$0.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
Ar879
|
$0.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,618
|
$0.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
Ar1,341
|
$0.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
Ar925
|
$0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,433
|
$0.43
|
|
pay 56.9% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.90
Ar15,975
|
$2.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.33
Ar21,828
|
$16.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,236.61
Ar82,823,299
|
$26,332.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.21
Ar45,871
|
$13.68
|
|
pay 13.5% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.87
Ar277,777
|
$38.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$644.46
Ar2,637,604
|
$335.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.63
Ar407,745
|
$240.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
Ar132,517
|
$33.83
|
|
pay 9.9% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.92
Ar1,452,593
|
$211.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,080.95
Ar20,795,019
|
$6,127.01
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
Ar3,058
|
$1.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
Ar4,927
|
$2.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.74
Ar15,290
|
$5.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.80
Ar216,105
|
$36.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
Ar21,407
|
$5.72
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.19
Ar156,302
|
$47.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.42
Ar91,743
|
$39.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.85
Ar433,230
|
$88.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.72
Ar305,809
|
$70.19
|
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