Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 10.0% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 12.6% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO154.82
|
$3.28
MGA14,569
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.32
|
$4.52
MGA20,094
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.52
|
$0.97
MGA4,326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.88
|
$0.66
MGA2,914
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.32
|
$0.96
MGA4,260
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.65
|
$5.06
MGA22,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.68
|
$3.72
MGA16,526
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.74
|
$2.04
MGA9,059
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.15
|
$2.70
MGA11,979
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO95.97
|
$0.74
MGA3,285
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.72
|
$0.34
MGA1,501
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.28
|
$0.58
MGA2,563
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.41
|
$0.38
MGA1,690
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.45
|
$0.28
MGA1,234
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.95
|
$0.39
MGA1,720
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.24
|
$4.51
MGA20,014
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.06
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,708.95
MGA65,318,089
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.06
|
$11.31
MGA50,245
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,172.40
|
$62.29
MGA276,620
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,873.17
|
$299.81
MGA1,331,363
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,792.82
|
$109.21
MGA484,991
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,165.35
|
$32.30
MGA143,444
|
|
pay 13.8% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,610.79
|
$135.77
MGA602,936
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,394.69
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,810,889
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.44
|
$0.91
MGA4,019
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.58
|
$1.19
MGA5,285
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.11
|
$2.59
MGA11,504
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,372.79
|
$33.94
MGA150,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.62
|
$6.79
MGA30,141
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,514.83
|
$18.59
MGA82,564
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,499.53
|
$18.48
MGA82,060
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,335.68
|
$79.19
MGA351,662
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,896.53
|
$64.20
MGA285,105
|
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