Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 44.1% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU709.65
|
$2.90
MGA13,536
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU396.90
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU76.14
|
$0.92
MGA4,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU56.93
|
$0.65
MGA3,036
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU96.58
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU264.02
|
$5.17
MGA24,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU165.00
|
$3.71
MGA17,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU149.09
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU163.23
|
$2.51
MGA11,711
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU49.85
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.53
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.11
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.33
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.62
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.01
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 48.7% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU300.67
|
$4.28
MGA19,974
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,940.06
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,438,539.86
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU912.80
|
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
|
pay 38.3% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,627.96
|
$58.38
MGA272,436
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,748.53
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,987
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,954.45
|
$65.00
MGA303,329
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,894.80
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,508.45
|
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU304,733.54
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU139.56
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU161.77
|
$1.13
MGA5,281
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU207.62
|
$2.46
MGA11,480
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,176.51
|
$30.89
MGA144,132
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU406.39
|
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
|
pay 58.8% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,653.04
|
$14.15
MGA66,039
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,986.17
|
$15.67
MGA73,110
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,325.63
|
$71.98
MGA335,889
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,287.21
|
$57.39
MGA267,792
|
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