Cost of living comparison

Venezuela

compared to

Madagascar

Madagascar vs. Venezuela Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 13.4% cheaper than Venezuela overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.6% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 49.2% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 6.1% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 42.0% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 6.1% more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 24.6% less in Madagascar

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

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Madagascar vs. Venezuela Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.6% less for restaurants

	Venezuela	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.26 VEF82.44	$2.71 MGA12,217	-67.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.58 VEF105.56	$5.65 MGA25,453	-46.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 VEF14.77	$0.79 MGA3,563	-46.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 VEF11.58	$0.44 MGA1,968	-62.4%
Average			-58.6%

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pay 49.2% less for groceries

	Venezuela	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.88 VEF18.74	$1.02 MGA4,618	-45.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.24 VEF32.34	$4.23 MGA19,053	+30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 VEF77.39	$3.70 MGA16,668	-52.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 VEF28.60	$2.05 MGA9,239	-28.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 VEF31.20	$2.02 MGA9,115	-35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 VEF21.43	$0.49 MGA2,217	-77.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 VEF7.27	$0.26 MGA1,155	-64.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 VEF7.63	$0.47 MGA2,117	-38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.99	$0.39 MGA1,748	-57.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 VEF8.62	$0.26 MGA1,193	-69.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 VEF7.67	$0.44 MGA1,963	-43.4%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 6.1% less for transportation

	Venezuela	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.52 VEF25.12	$4.39 MGA19,774	+74.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.00 VEF289.26	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,527.78 VEF265K	$11,971.37 MGA54M	-54.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.23 VEF201.73	$19.65 MGA88,575	-2.8%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 42.0% more for housing

	Venezuela	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.33 VEF322.49	$57.15 MGA258K	+76.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$229.92 VEF2,293.30	$325.82 MGA1M	+41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$144.91 VEF1,445.38	$150.37 MGA678K	+3.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$18.46 VEF184.16	$56.66 MGA255K	+206.9%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 6.1% more for childcare

	Venezuela	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$82.50 VEF822.90	$25.03 MGA113K	-69.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,042.86 VEF40,325.48	$14,998.31 MGA68M	+271.0%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Venezuela	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 VEF15.99	$1.02 MGA4,581	-36.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.49 VEF24.84	$1.65 MGA7,447	-33.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.91 VEF29.07	$1.58 MGA7,127	-45.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.32 VEF342.37	$29.61 MGA133K	-13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.44 VEF44.33	$5.65 MGA25,453	+27.1%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 24.6% less for clothing

	Venezuela	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.42 VEF482.92	$29.03 MGA131K	-40.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.47 VEF423.65	$27.67 MGA125K	-34.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.14 VEF849.19	$77.50 MGA349K	-9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.63 VEF764.38	$69.58 MGA314K	-9.2%
Average			-24.6%

Venezuela vs. Madagascar - Cost of clothing

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