Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.7 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,366
|
$14.85
UYU566.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,170
|
$10.53
UYU401.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,183
|
$2.29
UYU87.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,962
|
$1.66
UYU63.49
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,116
|
$2.03
UYU77.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,634
|
$5.05
UYU192.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,430
|
$4.04
UYU154.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,851
|
$3.14
UYU119.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,345
|
$4.93
UYU188.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,175
|
$1.08
UYU41.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,045
|
$1.39
UYU53.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,120
|
$0.73
UYU28.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,704
|
$1.20
UYU45.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,115
|
$0.80
UYU30.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,812
|
$0.81
UYU30.92
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
$7.10
UYU271.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
$48.05
UYU1,834.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
$36,679.53
UYU1,400,217.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
$16.61
UYU633.99
|
|
pay 76.0% more for housing
Madagascar
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
$37.95
UYU1,448.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
$510.80
UYU19,499.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,764
|
$384.82
UYU14,690.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
$93.98
UYU3,587.77
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
$389.18
UYU14,856.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
$6,681.58
UYU255,065.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,226
|
$3.62
UYU138.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,378
|
$3.84
UYU146.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
$4.82
UYU184.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
$49.95
UYU1,906.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
$9.51
UYU362.87
|
|
pay 87.1% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
$92.12
UYU3,516.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
$41.63
UYU1,589.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
$107.70
UYU4,111.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
$109.72
UYU4,188.33
|
|
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