Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 31.9% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.5% less for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG36,806
|
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
PYG35,229
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
PYG8,183
|
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
PYG4,166
|
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,581
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG23,603
|
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.10
PYG24,432
|
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
PYG13,891
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
PYG11,841
|
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
PYG7,026
|
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,805
|
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
PYG3,688
|
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,997
|
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,899
|
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,134
|
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG31,280
|
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG176,670
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG115,676,551
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG92,541
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 39.5% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
PYG138,987
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.18
PYG2,786,753
|
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.56
PYG1,984,904
|
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.46
PYG335,022
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,577,408
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,432.29
PYG19,191,791
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
PYG8,939
|
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
PYG15,286
|
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
PYG11,568
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
PYG225,269
|
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
PYG40,750
|
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG452,190
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG220,837
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG542,209
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG543,329
|
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
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