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Madagascar vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 4.9% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.6% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 16.5% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 4.2% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 3.9% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 44.6% less in Madagascar

The cost of childcare and housing in Madagascar are more expensive than in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Madagascar. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Madagascar.

Madagascar vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

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pay 35.6% less for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 BAM11.22	$2.90 MGA13,625	-51.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 BAM9.37	$4.30 MGA20,185	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 BAM2.92	$0.92 MGA4,323	-41.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 BAM1.86	$0.65 MGA3,056	-34.9%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 16.5% less for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 BAM1.82	$0.92 MGA4,317	-5.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 BAM6.56	$5.17 MGA24,282	+46.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 BAM8.67	$3.71 MGA17,424	-20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 BAM4.68	$1.80 MGA8,478	-28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 BAM5.68	$2.51 MGA11,788	-17.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BAM0.99	$0.64 MGA3,014	+20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 BAM1.30	$0.32 MGA1,493	-54.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.23	$0.55 MGA2,575	-17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 BAM1.28	$0.34 MGA1,583	-50.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 BAM0.79	$0.28 MGA1,328	-33.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BAM0.87	$0.37 MGA1,728	-21.5%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 4.2% less for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 BAM10.12	$4.28 MGA20,105	-21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.51 BAM66.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,491.04 BAM45,630.82	$11,817.99 MGA55,507,470	-51.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.78 BAM14.50	$12.46 MGA58,535	+60.2%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 3.9% more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.89 BAM44.51	$58.38 MGA274,221	+144.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$237.10 BAM441.75	$241.73 MGA1,135,380	+2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.33 BAM335.98	$65.00 MGA305,317	-64.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.25 BAM201.69	$35.96 MGA168,913	-66.8%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.91 BAM260.68	$89.71 MGA421,352	-35.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,744.59 BAM5,113.62	$11,292.35 MGA53,038,606	+311.4%
Average			+137.8%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 BAM3.34	$0.91 MGA4,289	-49.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 BAM2.49	$1.13 MGA5,315	-15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 BAM6.23	$2.46 MGA11,556	-26.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.77 BAM48.02	$30.89 MGA145,076	+19.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 BAM8.66	$6.45 MGA30,277	+38.7%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 44.6% less for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.86 BAM107.81	$14.15 MGA66,472	-75.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.34 BAM56.53	$15.67 MGA73,589	-48.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.76 BAM156.06	$71.98 MGA338,091	-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.14 BAM179.12	$57.39 MGA269,548	-40.3%
Average			-44.6%

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Madagascar - Cost of clothing

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