Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 22.2% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 17.0% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
$4.62
COP20,409.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
$6.70
COP29,615.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
$0.81
COP3,560.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
$0.63
COP2,795.93
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
$1.38
COP6,105.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
$2.35
COP10,404.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
$4.16
COP18,372.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
$2.15
COP9,509.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
$2.31
COP10,211.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
$1.13
COP4,986.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
$0.46
COP2,042.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
$0.57
COP2,521.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
$0.54
COP2,380.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
$0.54
COP2,388.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
$0.49
COP2,172.29
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
$3.34
COP14,743.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.05
COP154,854.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$19,262.76
COP85,114,419.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$15.84
COP70,000.76
|
|
pay 39.9% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
$24.33
COP107,519.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
$281.86
COP1,245,447.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
$220.38
COP973,762.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$72.51
COP320,405.97
|
|
pay 12.8% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$184.82
COP816,648.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$4,560.16
COP20,149,536.84
|
|
pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
$1.16
COP5,139.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
$1.50
COP6,638.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
$2.30
COP10,176.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
$23.55
COP104,070.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
$4.00
COP17,685.57
|
|
pay 80.0% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
$55.27
COP244,210.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
$38.92
COP171,980.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
$80.53
COP355,847.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
$70.84
COP313,020.10
|
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