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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.17
BOB21.93
|
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
BOB48.25
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
BOB7.04
|
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
BOB5.26
|
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
BOB9.02
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
BOB18.43
|
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
BOB24.09
|
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
BOB13.40
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
BOB11.55
|
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
BOB6.15
|
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.73
|
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
BOB4.44
|
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BOB4.49
|
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.19
|
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
|
pay 32.1% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.02
BOB14.01
|
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.17
BOB181.29
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,174.39
BOB112,030.86
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
BOB94.74
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 4.3% less for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.31
BOB334.58
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.39
BOB2,156.83
|
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$215.91
BOB1,495.48
|
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.22
BOB209.32
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$178.93
BOB1,239.37
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,497.25
BOB24,223.46
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
BOB13.41
|
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
BOB17.29
|
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
BOB19.99
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.81
BOB282.66
|
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
BOB46.37
|
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.46
BOB314.90
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.97
BOB359.97
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
BOB452.86
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.33
BOB404.04
|
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
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