Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

compared to

Argentina

Argentina vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 70.5% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 87.6% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 51.1% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 36.6% more in Argentina
Housing: pay 54.1% more in Argentina
Childcare: pay 9.4% more in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Argentina

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

Argentina vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.6% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 MGA13,590	$8.59 ARS9,106.96	+196.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA20,134	$6.73 ARS7,132.54	+56.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 MGA4,312	$1.32 ARS1,400.56	+43.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 MGA3,048	$1.00 ARS1,062.65	+54.1%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 51.1% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MGA4,306	$1.43 ARS1,513.34	+55.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.17 MGA24,221	$3.84 ARS4,065.25	-25.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 MGA17,380	$4.28 ARS4,534.77	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,456	$1.79 ARS1,898.94	-0.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MGA11,758	$2.64 ARS2,799.27	+5.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MGA3,006	$0.91 ARS960.10	+41.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 MGA1,489	$0.85 ARS898.69	+166.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 MGA2,569	$0.64 ARS682.84	+17.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MGA1,579	$1.01 ARS1,066.89	+198.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 MGA1,324	$0.46 ARS491.55	+64.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MGA1,724	$0.46 ARS484.24	+24.2%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 36.6% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 MGA20,054	$3.66 ARS3,880.21	-14.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$13.28 ARS14,072.12
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA55,368,279	$28,930.00 ARS30,662,135.73	+144.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA58,388	$9.90 ARS10,488.77	-20.6%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 54.1% more for housing

	Madagascar	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.38 MGA273,534	$19.37 ARS20,526.63	-66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$241.73 MGA1,132,533	$303.40 ARS321,569.31	+25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$65.00 MGA304,551	$221.72 ARS234,990.37	+241.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA168,490	$41.92 ARS44,433.45	+16.6%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 9.4% more for childcare

	Madagascar	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA420,296	$173.69 ARS184,086.75	+93.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA52,905,606	$2,841.72 ARS3,011,862.49	-74.8%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 MGA4,278	$1.81 ARS1,917.58	+98.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.13 MGA5,302	$2.09 ARS2,211.28	+84.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.46 MGA11,527	$2.36 ARS2,498.65	-4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.89 MGA144,713	$18.92 ARS20,050.50	-38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA30,201	$4.76 ARS5,048.97	-26.1%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Madagascar	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.15 MGA66,305	$79.59 ARS84,359.43	+462.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.67 MGA73,405	$69.14 ARS73,283.36	+341.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.98 MGA337,243	$107.64 ARS114,083.14	+49.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.39 MGA268,872	$100.20 ARS106,195.70	+74.6%
Average			+231.9%

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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: March 2025

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