Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 60.3% more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 70.5% more for restaurants
|
Uzbekistan
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,607
|
$3.46
Ar15,207
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,880
|
$6.34
Ar27,879
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,216
|
$0.94
Ar4,140
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,811
|
$0.67
Ar2,932
|
|
pay 49.5% more for groceries
|
Uzbekistan
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,554
|
$0.70
Ar3,084
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,629
|
$4.42
Ar19,431
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,626
|
$3.47
Ar15,271
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,567
|
$1.99
Ar8,759
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,357
|
$2.55
Ar11,228
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,657
|
$0.71
Ar3,142
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS10,026
|
$0.24
Ar1,035
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,425
|
$0.48
Ar2,098
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS7,014
|
$0.38
Ar1,686
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,635
|
$0.25
Ar1,104
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,930
|
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Uzbekistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,441
|
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS155,802
|
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS206,970,381
|
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,533
|
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
|
pay 49.8% more for housing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS292,526
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,482,574
|
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,521,545
|
$146.63
Ar645,030
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS429,519
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
|
pay 7.0% less for childcare
|
Uzbekistan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,525,726
|
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,879,714
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
|
pay 73.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uzbekistan
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS12,007
|
$0.95
Ar4,182
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,680
|
$1.21
Ar5,322
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,699
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS293,559
|
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,692
|
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS334,934
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS394,261
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,030,253
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS712,879
|
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
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