Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 43.7% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.96
|
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU380.03
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.88
|
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.39
|
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.15
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.31
|
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.22
|
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.31
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.61
|
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU44.03
|
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.99
|
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.99
|
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.06
|
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.04
|
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.19
|
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU295.00
|
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,879.84
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,419,242.56
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.91
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,560.93
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,332.68
|
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,071.84
|
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,938.77
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 6.3% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,251.69
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,556.43
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.72
|
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.92
|
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.99
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,044.82
|
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.96
|
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
|
pay 56.5% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,683.47
|
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,879.68
|
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,137.70
|
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,321.70
|
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
|
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