Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

Madagascar

Madagascar vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 3.0% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 22.7% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 5.4% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 24.1% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% more in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 58.8% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.0% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.59 ARS9,106.96	$2.90 MGA13,590	-66.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.73 ARS7,132.54	$4.30 MGA20,134	-36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 ARS1,400.56	$0.92 MGA4,312	-30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ARS1,062.65	$0.65 MGA3,048	-35.1%
Average			-42.0%

Argentina vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.7% less for groceries

	Argentina	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 ARS1,513.34	$0.92 MGA4,306	-35.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.84 ARS4,065.25	$5.17 MGA24,221	+34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.28 ARS4,534.77	$3.71 MGA17,380	-13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 ARS1,898.94	$1.80 MGA8,456	+0.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 ARS2,799.27	$2.51 MGA11,758	-5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS960.10	$0.64 MGA3,006	-29.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 ARS898.69	$0.32 MGA1,489	-62.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS682.84	$0.55 MGA2,569	-14.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 ARS1,066.89	$0.34 MGA1,579	-66.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS491.55	$0.28 MGA1,324	-39.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS484.24	$0.37 MGA1,724	-19.5%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 5.4% less for transportation

	Argentina	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.66 ARS3,880.21	$4.28 MGA20,054	+16.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.28 ARS14,072.12	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,930.00 ARS30,662,135.73	$11,817.99 MGA55,368,279	-59.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.90 ARS10,488.77	$12.46 MGA58,388	+25.9%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 24.1% more for housing

	Argentina	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.37 ARS20,526.63	$58.38 MGA273,534	+201.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$303.40 ARS321,569.31	$241.73 MGA1,132,533	-20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.72 ARS234,990.37	$65.00 MGA304,551	-70.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.92 ARS44,433.45	$35.96 MGA168,490	-14.2%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Argentina	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.69 ARS184,086.75	$89.71 MGA420,296	-48.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,841.72 ARS3,011,862.49	$11,292.35 MGA52,905,606	+297.4%
Average			+124.5%

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.81 ARS1,917.58	$0.91 MGA4,278	-49.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.09 ARS2,211.28	$1.13 MGA5,302	-45.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 ARS2,498.65	$2.46 MGA11,527	+4.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.92 ARS20,050.50	$30.89 MGA144,713	+63.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.76 ARS5,048.97	$6.45 MGA30,201	+35.3%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 58.8% less for clothing

	Argentina	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.59 ARS84,359.43	$14.15 MGA66,305	-82.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.14 ARS73,283.36	$15.67 MGA73,405	-77.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.64 ARS114,083.14	$71.98 MGA337,243	-33.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.20 ARS106,195.70	$57.39 MGA268,872	-42.7%
Average			-58.8%

Argentina vs. Madagascar - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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