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Madagascar vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 19.3% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.3% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 3.7% more in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 45.6% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 52.8% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 65.7% more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% more in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 32.0% less in Madagascar

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Madagascar are more expensive than in Paraguay. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Madagascar.

Madagascar vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Paraguay, you would:

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pay 1.3% less for restaurants

	Paraguay	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 PYG27,522	$3.04 MGA13,565	-24.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 PYG35,491	$4.73 MGA21,097	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PYG5,686	$0.82 MGA3,657	-0.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 PYG3,346	$0.62 MGA2,776	+27.9%
Average			-1.3%

Paraguay vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.7% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 PYG7,130	$0.88 MGA3,910	-15.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 PYG24,004	$5.36 MGA23,916	+53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52 PYG24,205	$3.89 MGA17,345	+10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,424	$1.97 MGA8,790	+9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PYG10,374	$2.63 MGA11,752	+74.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 PYG6,476	$0.64 MGA2,859	-31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,786	$0.33 MGA1,481	-18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,775	$0.57 MGA2,524	+40.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,044	$0.41 MGA1,823	-44.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG3,140	$0.29 MGA1,279	-37.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,816	$0.40 MGA1,805	-1.1%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 45.6% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG24,820	$4.44 MGA19,804	+23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG196,565	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG105,990,824	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	-17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG50,972	$17.17 MGA76,588	+131.7%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 52.8% more for housing

	Paraguay	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.79 PYG115,455	$60.23 MGA268,678	+258.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.03 PYG2,709,993	$257.49 MGA1,148,552	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.30 PYG2,051,565	$71.69 MGA319,786	-76.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 PYG189,539	$44.95 MGA200,485	+63.1%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 65.7% more for childcare

	Paraguay	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.95 PYG831,867	$46.54 MGA207,595	-61.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.66 PYG20,279,578	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	+192.8%
Average			+65.7%

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pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG9,154	$0.82 MGA3,642	-38.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 PYG12,512	$1.33 MGA5,930	-26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.26 PYG8,672	$1.73 MGA7,734	+37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.69 PYG183,546	$29.94 MGA133,560	+12.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.49 PYG37,739	$6.47 MGA28,875	+18.0%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 32.0% less for clothing

	Paraguay	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG379,399	$19.48 MGA86,877	-64.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG260,159	$17.20 MGA76,743	-54.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG536,837	$70.84 MGA315,983	-9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG380,603	$55.48 MGA247,460	+0.2%
Average			-32.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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