Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 36.6% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,536
|
$4.20
COP18,446.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
$6.62
COP29,064.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,295
|
$0.78
COP3,444.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,036
|
$0.60
COP2,614.03
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$1.27
COP5,582.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,123
|
$2.16
COP9,501.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,310
|
$3.88
COP17,036.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
$2.02
COP8,871.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,711
|
$2.19
COP9,608.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$1.07
COP4,703.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$0.45
COP1,996.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$0.55
COP2,422.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$0.46
COP2,008.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$0.50
COP2,197.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$0.45
COP1,988.28
|
|
pay 11.3% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,974
|
$3.05
COP13,406.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.31
COP150,609.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
$17,642.99
COP77,448,321.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
$14.10
COP61,887.15
|
|
pay 74.8% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,436
|
$22.88
COP100,422.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,987
|
$272.41
COP1,195,824.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,329
|
$235.87
COP1,035,412.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
$66.40
COP291,491.67
|
|
pay 25.6% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
$190.65
COP836,925.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
$4,364.51
COP19,159,126.61
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$1.15
COP5,065.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,281
|
$1.40
COP6,164.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,480
|
$2.09
COP9,186.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,132
|
$22.45
COP98,570.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
$3.65
COP16,039.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,039
|
$52.02
COP228,356.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,110
|
$38.22
COP167,797.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,889
|
$81.60
COP358,224.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,792
|
$69.09
COP303,270.58
|
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