Madagascar vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madagascar Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$534
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$210
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$327
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.7
$30.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$204
💸 GDP per capita
$545
$2848
😃 Human freedom index
6.67
5.27
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
74.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
14
🌐 English speaking %
18%
1%
🎓 Higher education
34
30
😀 Quality of life
24
29
🏙️ Population
32M
6.92M

The average cost of living in Madagascar ($534) is 27% less expensive than in Nicaragua ($732). Madagascar ranked 180th vs 140th for Nicaragua in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Madagascar compared to 0.3 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 169th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Madagascar vs Nicaragua

We calculate prices for Madagascar and Nicaragua as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Madagascar Nicaragua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$1.34
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.2
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$368
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$37.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.56%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$821
$1193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$559
$580
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$5.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.93
$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.58
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.22
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$7030

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In Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$564
1.28M
Antsirabe
$493
265K
Toamasina
$476
225K
Toliara
$453
169K

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$760
937K
Leon
$735
174K
Chinandega
$770
122K
Masaya
$790
140K
Esteli
$682
112K
Matagalpa
$673
133K
Jinotega
$467
99.4K
Granada
$698
105K
Juigalpa
$768
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$864
14.7K