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Madagascar vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 27.1% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.7% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 2.0% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 15.8% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 31.6% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 39.0% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.7% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.21 MKD311.07	$2.90 MGA13,710	-44.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.44 MKD264.65	$4.30 MGA20,311	-3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 MKD87.98	$0.92 MGA4,350	-37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MKD62.26	$0.65 MGA3,075	-37.7%
Average			-30.7%

Macedonia vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0% less for groceries

	Macedonia	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD40.03	$0.92 MGA4,344	+36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 MKD208.10	$5.17 MGA24,434	+48.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MKD268.77	$3.71 MGA17,533	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD123.19	$1.80 MGA8,531	-12.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 MKD167.51	$2.51 MGA11,862	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD23.68	$0.64 MGA3,033	+61.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD34.88	$0.32 MGA1,502	-45.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD29.91	$0.55 MGA2,591	+9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 MKD39.80	$0.34 MGA1,593	-49.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD23.04	$0.28 MGA1,336	-26.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD25.87	$0.37 MGA1,739	-15.2%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 15.8% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 MKD316.55	$4.28 MGA20,231	-19.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 MKD1,459.78	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,527.06 MKD1,820,959.22	$11,817.99 MGA55,856,261	-61.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.46 MKD325.88	$12.46 MGA58,903	+128.1%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 31.6% more for housing

	Macedonia	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.42 MKD979.66	$58.38 MGA275,944	+255.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.32 MKD14,514.45	$241.73 MGA1,142,514	-0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.36 MKD10,758.61	$65.00 MGA307,235	-64.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.51 MKD6,054.85	$35.96 MGA169,974	-64.6%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Macedonia	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.27 MKD13,437.46	$89.71 MGA424,000	-60.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,883.00 MKD112,322.19	$11,292.35 MGA53,371,884	+499.7%
Average			+219.8%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 MKD106.35	$0.91 MGA4,316	-48.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.56 MKD93.14	$1.13 MGA5,349	-27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 MKD163.46	$2.46 MGA11,628	-10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.10 MKD1,496.99	$30.89 MGA145,988	+23.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.74 MKD282.89	$6.45 MGA30,467	+35.9%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 39.0% less for clothing

	Macedonia	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 MKD2,989.93	$14.15 MGA66,890	-71.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.45 MKD1,995.18	$15.67 MGA74,052	-53.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.27 MKD4,311.23	$71.98 MGA340,215	-0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.74 MKD4,935.30	$57.39 MGA271,241	-30.6%
Average			-39.0%

Macedonia 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: January 2025

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