Madagascar vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madagascar Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1605
$1658
🏠 One person rent
$228
$304
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$38.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$307
💸 GDP per capita
$517
$2255
😃 Human freedom index
6.36
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
64.5
73.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
17
🌐 English speaking %
18%
1%
🎓 Higher education
37
29
😀 Quality of life
20
29
🏙️ Population
25.6M
5.14M

The average cost of living in Madagascar ($535) is 23% less expensive than in Nicaragua ($699). Madagascar ranked 166th vs 134th 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 0.3 months in Madagascar compared to 0.4 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 171st and 150th 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
$3.18
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$1.13
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$286
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$893
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.89%
12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.07
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$6.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.53
$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.89
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.63
$4.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11610
$6239

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In Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$600
1.28M
Antsirabe
$353
257K
Toamasina
$461
225K
Toliara
$428
169K

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$787
937K
Leon
$614
174K
Masaya
$699
140K
Matagalpa
$548
133K
Chinandega
$627
122K
Esteli
$593
112K
Granada
$680
105K
Jinotega
$458
99.4K
Juigalpa
$647
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$805
14.7K