Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 29.8% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 44.5% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
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