Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 73.4% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 80.5% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
$8.83
MX$177.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
$7.25
MX$145.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
$1.11
MX$22.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
$0.84
MX$16.78
|
|
pay 70.9% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
$2.35
MX$47.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
$3.62
MX$72.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
$5.17
MX$103.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
$2.18
MX$43.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
$3.12
MX$62.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
$1.08
MX$21.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
$0.57
MX$11.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
$0.71
MX$14.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
$0.70
MX$14.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
$0.81
MX$16.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
$0.73
MX$14.75
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
$4.48
MX$89.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.30
MX$528.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
$19,957.31
MX$400,768.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
$15.63
MX$313.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
$26.71
MX$536.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
$486.26
MX$9,764.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
$362.30
MX$7,275.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
$44.69
MX$897.39
|
|
pay 32.8% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
$205.12
MX$4,119.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
$4,165.20
MX$83,642.62
|
|
pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
$2.16
MX$43.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
$2.84
MX$57.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
$3.78
MX$75.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
$33.67
MX$676.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
$4.39
MX$88.17
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
$45.84
MX$920.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
$36.33
MX$729.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
$82.04
MX$1,647.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
$76.65
MX$1,539.16
|
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