Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Madagascar

Madagascar vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 23.8% cheaper than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.2% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 26.8% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 29.1% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 20.8% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 38.4% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.9% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 2.4% less in Madagascar

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, housing, and restaurants are lower in Madagascar.

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Madagascar vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.2% less for restaurants

	Peru	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.46 PEN11.93	$2.71 MGA12,217	-21.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.26 PEN21.58	$5.65 MGA25,453	-9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 PEN3.38	$0.79 MGA3,563	-19.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$0.44 MGA1,968	-18.9%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 26.8% less for groceries

	Peru	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.93 PEN6.64	$1.02 MGA4,618	-46.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.69 PEN12.73	$4.23 MGA19,053	+14.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 PEN17.65	$3.70 MGA16,668	-27.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.04	$2.05 MGA9,239	-29.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.62 PEN9.03	$2.02 MGA9,115	-22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 PEN2.97	$0.49 MGA2,217	-43.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.66	$0.26 MGA1,155	-46.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$0.47 MGA2,117	-12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.75	$0.39 MGA1,748	-23.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.26 MGA1,193	-36.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.41	$0.44 MGA1,963	+6.1%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 29.1% less for transportation

	Peru	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 PEN20.01	$4.39 MGA19,774	-24.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.42 PEN73.79	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,430.71 PEN70,380.21	$11,971.37 MGA54M	-41.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 PEN67.18	$19.65 MGA88,575	+0.8%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 20.8% less for housing

	Peru	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.21 PEN100.61	$57.15 MGA258K	+95.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.10 PEN1,491.96	$325.82 MGA1M	-24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.75 PEN856.90	$150.37 MGA678K	-39.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.94 PEN141.03	$56.66 MGA255K	+38.4%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 38.4% less for childcare

	Peru	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.64 PEN456.92	$25.03 MGA113K	-81.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,456.55 PEN25,686.50	$14,998.31 MGA68M	+101.1%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 PEN8.04	$1.02 MGA4,581	-56.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 PEN10.42	$1.65 MGA7,447	-45.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 PEN19.12	$1.58 MGA7,127	-71.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.34 PEN107.96	$29.61 MGA133K	-5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 PEN17.43	$5.65 MGA25,453	+11.6%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 2.4% less for clothing

	Peru	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 PEN161.52	$29.03 MGA131K	-38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.32 PEN87.21	$27.67 MGA125K	+9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.41 PEN225.33	$77.50 MGA349K	+18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.54 PEN212.00	$69.58 MGA314K	+13.1%
Average			-2.4%

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