Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 14.8% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 7.3% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,871
|
$3.46
Ar15,201
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,444
|
$6.34
Ar27,868
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,429
|
$0.94
Ar4,138
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,336
|
$0.67
Ar2,930
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
$0.70
Ar3,082
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,732
|
$4.42
Ar19,423
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,983
|
$3.47
Ar15,265
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,230
|
$1.99
Ar8,756
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,460
|
$2.55
Ar11,224
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,145
|
$0.71
Ar3,141
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,254
|
$0.24
Ar1,034
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,841
|
$0.48
Ar2,097
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,621
|
$0.38
Ar1,685
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,590
|
$0.25
Ar1,103
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,462
|
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,948
|
$4.33
Ar19,053
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,878
|
$2.74
Ar12,055
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
$14,979.86
Ar65,870,502
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,806
|
$15.90
Ar69,924
|
|
pay 41.9% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,508
|
$58.15
Ar255,713
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,501,937
|
$465.53
Ar2,047,053
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,149
|
$146.63
Ar644,773
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,682
|
$35.25
Ar154,989
|
|
pay 23.4% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
$138.28
Ar608,035
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,538,683
|
|
pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,747
|
$0.95
Ar4,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,412
|
$1.21
Ar5,320
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
$5.30
Ar23,308
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,571
|
$41.48
Ar182,411
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,161
|
$5.76
Ar25,335
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
$29.38
Ar129,208
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
$23.05
Ar101,339
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
$103.71
Ar456,027
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,106
|
$72.98
Ar320,908
|
|
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