Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 53.2% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 40.0% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,207
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar27,879
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,140
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,932
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 68.0% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,084
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,431
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,271
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,759
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,228
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,142
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,035
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,098
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,686
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,104
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 18.0% more for housing
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar645,030
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 29.2% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,182
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,322
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
|
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