Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 10.5% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 12.3% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Madagascar
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.17
BOB21.91
|
$3.28
MGA14,564
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
BOB48.20
|
$4.52
MGA20,088
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
BOB7.03
|
$0.97
MGA4,325
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
$0.66
MGA2,913
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Bolivia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
BOB9.01
|
$0.96
MGA4,259
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
BOB18.41
|
$5.06
MGA22,479
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
BOB24.06
|
$3.72
MGA16,521
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
BOB13.39
|
$2.04
MGA9,056
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
BOB11.53
|
$2.70
MGA11,975
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
BOB6.14
|
$0.74
MGA3,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.34
MGA1,501
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$0.58
MGA2,563
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
$0.38
MGA1,689
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
$0.28
MGA1,234
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
$0.39
MGA1,720
|
|
pay 32.1% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.02
BOB14.00
|
$4.51
MGA20,008
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.17
BOB181.11
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,174.39
BOB111,920.97
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,297,650
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
BOB94.65
|
$11.31
MGA50,229
|
|
pay 4.3% less for housing
Bolivia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.31
BOB334.26
|
$62.29
MGA276,534
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.39
BOB2,154.71
|
$299.81
MGA1,330,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$215.91
BOB1,494.01
|
$109.21
MGA484,839
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.22
BOB209.12
|
$32.30
MGA143,399
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$178.93
BOB1,238.15
|
$135.77
MGA602,748
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,497.25
BOB24,199.70
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,794,363
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
BOB13.40
|
$0.91
MGA4,018
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
BOB17.27
|
$1.19
MGA5,283
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
BOB19.97
|
$2.59
MGA11,501
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.81
BOB282.38
|
$33.94
MGA150,667
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
BOB46.32
|
$6.79
MGA30,131
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.46
BOB314.59
|
$18.59
MGA82,538
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.97
BOB359.61
|
$18.48
MGA82,035
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
BOB452.41
|
$79.19
MGA351,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.33
BOB403.64
|
$64.20
MGA285,016
|
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