Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Madagascar

Madagascar vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 3.1% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.9% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 4.4% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 1.5% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 6.4% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 52.9% more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% more in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 40.1% less in Madagascar

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Madagascar are more expensive than in Colombia. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Madagascar.

Madagascar vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 9.9% less for restaurants

	Colombia	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.20 COP17,571.92	$2.90 MGA13,558	-31.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 COP27,687.50	$4.30 MGA20,086	-35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 COP3,280.82	$0.92 MGA4,302	+17.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 COP2,490.15	$0.65 MGA3,041	+9.3%
Average			-9.9%

Colombia vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.4% less for groceries

	Colombia	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 COP5,317.84	$0.92 MGA4,296	-27.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.16 COP9,051.31	$5.17 MGA24,163	+138.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.88 COP16,229.36	$3.71 MGA17,338	-4.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 COP8,450.94	$1.80 MGA8,436	-10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 COP9,153.31	$2.51 MGA11,730	+14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 COP4,480.85	$0.64 MGA2,999	-40.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,901.96	$0.32 MGA1,485	-30.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,307.74	$0.55 MGA2,562	-0.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,912.92	$0.34 MGA1,575	-26.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 COP2,092.90	$0.28 MGA1,321	-43.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,894.05	$0.37 MGA1,720	-18.8%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 1.5% less for transportation

	Colombia	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 COP12,771.43	$4.28 MGA20,006	+40.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.31 COP143,471.96	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,642.99 COP73,777,872.85	$11,817.99 MGA55,236,137	-33.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.10 COP58,954.18	$12.46 MGA58,249	-11.6%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 6.4% more for housing

	Colombia	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.88 COP95,663.26	$58.38 MGA272,881	+155.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$272.41 COP1,139,151.54	$241.73 MGA1,129,830	-11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 COP986,342.37	$65.00 MGA303,824	-72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.40 COP277,677.23	$35.96 MGA168,087	-45.8%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 52.9% more for childcare

	Colombia	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.65 COP797,261.42	$89.71 MGA419,292	-52.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,364.51 COP18,251,132.88	$11,292.35 MGA52,779,342	+158.7%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,825.22	$0.91 MGA4,268	-20.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 COP5,872.16	$1.13 MGA5,289	-19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 COP8,750.86	$2.46 MGA11,499	+17.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.45 COP93,898.69	$30.89 MGA144,367	+37.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.65 COP15,279.39	$6.45 MGA30,129	+76.4%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 40.1% less for clothing

	Colombia	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.02 COP217,533.84	$14.15 MGA66,147	-72.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.22 COP159,845.19	$15.67 MGA73,230	-59.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.60 COP341,247.75	$71.98 MGA336,438	-11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.09 COP288,897.91	$57.39 MGA268,230	-16.9%
Average			-40.1%

Colombia vs. Madagascar - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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