Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Madagascar

Madagascar vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 51.0% more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.3% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 13.5% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 5.5% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 33.1% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 5.2 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 66.4% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.3% less for restaurants

	Eritrea	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.14 ERN272.04	$2.90 MGA13,084	-84.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$4.30 MGA19,383	-28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 ERN27.50	$0.92 MGA4,151	-49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 ERN20.00	$0.65 MGA2,934	-51.2%
Average			-53.3%

Eritrea vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.5% less for groceries

	Eritrea	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 ERN7.50	$0.92 MGA4,145	+83.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$5.17 MGA23,318	+244.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 ERN92.11	$3.71 MGA16,732	-39.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.52 ERN67.80	$1.80 MGA8,141	-60.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$2.51 MGA11,320	-79.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$0.64 MGA2,894	-88.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.32 MGA1,433	-45.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 ERN12.85	$0.55 MGA2,473	-36.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ERN8.32	$0.34 MGA1,520	-39.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ERN11.94	$0.28 MGA1,275	-64.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 ERN7.26	$0.37 MGA1,660	-24.0%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 5.5% less for transportation

	Eritrea	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.83 ERN132.49	$4.28 MGA19,307	-51.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$11,817.99 MGA53,304,429	-82.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 ERN85.99	$12.46 MGA56,212	+117.4%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 33.1% less for housing

	Eritrea	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$58.38 MGA263,338	-70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$241.73 MGA1,090,318	-49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$65.00 MGA293,199	-83.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$35.96 MGA162,209	+71.0%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$89.71 MGA404,629	+258.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$11,292.35 MGA50,933,552	+574.2%
Average			+416.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.91 MGA4,119	-8.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.77 ERN11.58	$1.13 MGA5,104	+46.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ERN30.00	$2.46 MGA11,097	+23.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$30.89 MGA139,318	+14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$6.45 MGA29,075	+486.0%
Average			+112.3%

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pay 66.4% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$14.15 MGA63,834	-82.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$15.67 MGA70,669	-79.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$71.98 MGA324,672	-64.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$57.39 MGA258,850	-39.6%
Average			-66.4%

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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: June 2025

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