Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 70.5% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 87.6% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
|
pay 51.1% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
|
pay 36.6% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
|
pay 54.1% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
|
pay 9.4% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
|
pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
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