Madagascar is 0.9% cheaper than Brazil.

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

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pay 17.5% less for restaurants

 
Brazil
Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.09
R$29.55
$2.90
MGA13,536
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.99
R$34.72
$4.30
MGA20,053
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.99
R$5.72
$0.92
MGA4,295

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pay 7.4% less for groceries

 
Brazil
Madagascar
Bread
1 loaf
$1.36
R$7.87
$0.92
MGA4,288
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.98
R$23.06
$5.17
MGA24,123
Milk (1 gallon) $3.44
R$19.96
$3.71
MGA17,310

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pay 15.6% more for transportation

 
Brazil
Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.67
R$21.26
$4.28
MGA19,974
Monthly public transit pass $39.48
R$229.01
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,264.28
R$111,752.07
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028

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pay 29.5% more for housing

 
Brazil
Madagascar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.79
R$103.20
$58.38
MGA272,436
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $286.10
R$1,659.68
$241.73
MGA1,127,987
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $200.36
R$1,162.31
$65.00
MGA303,329

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pay 2.1% more for childcare

 
Brazil
Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $259.04
R$1,502.67
$89.71
MGA418,608
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,658.88
R$38,628.19
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241

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pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Brazil
Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.55
R$9.01
$0.91
MGA4,261
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.55
R$9.01
$1.13
MGA5,281
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.94
R$11.26
$2.46
MGA11,480

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pay 30.8% less for clothing

 
Brazil
Madagascar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$43.13
R$250.19
$14.15
MGA66,039
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.67
R$230.13
$15.67
MGA73,110
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$69.89
R$405.43
$71.98
MGA335,889

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