Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.4 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
$18.16
UYU756.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
$9.86
UYU410.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
$2.23
UYU92.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
$1.67
UYU69.61
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
$2.44
UYU101.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
$6.68
UYU278.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
$4.26
UYU177.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
$3.72
UYU154.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
$4.37
UYU182.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
$1.14
UYU47.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
$1.27
UYU52.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
$0.73
UYU30.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
$1.22
UYU50.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
$0.86
UYU35.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
$0.84
UYU34.80
|
|
pay 91.9% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
$7.65
UYU318.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.78
UYU2,032.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,534,325.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$17.59
UYU732.88
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
$40.50
UYU1,687.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
$631.38
UYU26,305.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
$468.93
UYU19,537.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$102.20
UYU4,258.16
|
|
pay 87.5% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$421.70
UYU17,569.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$7,669.05
UYU319,522.35
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
$3.37
UYU140.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
$3.99
UYU166.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
$5.19
UYU216.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
$53.06
UYU2,210.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
$10.53
UYU438.88
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
$95.58
UYU3,982.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
$48.77
UYU2,032.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
$133.31
UYU5,554.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
$112.14
UYU4,672.14
|
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