Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

compared to

Belarus

Belarus vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Belarus is 38.1% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.8% more in Belarus
Groceries: pay 5.1% more in Belarus
Transportation: pay 21.2% less in Belarus
Housing: pay 27.2% more in Belarus
Childcare: pay 99.5% more in Belarus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% less in Belarus
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Belarus

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

Belarus vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.8% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Belarus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 MGA13,558	$8.05 BYN26.34	+177.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA20,086	$4.72 BYN15.46	+9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 MGA4,302	$0.63 BYN2.05	-32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 MGA3,041	$0.41 BYN1.36	-36.3%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 5.1% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Belarus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MGA4,296	$0.58 BYN1.89	-37.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.17 MGA24,163	$2.92 BYN9.56	-43.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 MGA17,338	$2.52 BYN8.25	-32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,436	$1.23 BYN4.02	-32.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MGA11,730	$1.62 BYN5.31	-35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MGA2,999	$0.47 BYN1.55	-26.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 MGA1,485	$0.72 BYN2.37	+127.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 MGA2,562	$0.74 BYN2.44	+35.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MGA1,575	$0.87 BYN2.86	+158.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 MGA1,321	$0.20 BYN0.66	-28.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MGA1,720	$0.25 BYN0.83	-30.8%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 21.2% less for transportation

	Madagascar	Belarus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 MGA20,006	$2.81 BYN9.19	-34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.76 BYN41.76
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA55,236,137	$16,579.62 BYN54,250.51	+40.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA58,249	$3.80 BYN12.44	-69.5%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 27.2% more for housing

	Madagascar	Belarus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.38 MGA272,881	$10.23 BYN33.49	-82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$241.73 MGA1,129,830	$263.08 BYN860.82	+8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$65.00 MGA303,824	$174.05 BYN569.51	+167.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA168,087	$41.27 BYN135.04	+14.8%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 99.5% more for childcare

	Madagascar	Belarus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA419,292	$301.44 BYN986.34	+236.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA52,779,342	$7,103.87 BYN23,244.73	-37.1%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Belarus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 MGA4,268	$1.12 BYN3.65	+22.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.13 MGA5,289	$1.48 BYN4.84	+30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.46 MGA11,499	$1.64 BYN5.37	-33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.89 MGA144,367	$31.35 BYN102.60	+1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA30,129	$3.68 BYN12.03	-43.0%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Madagascar	Belarus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.15 MGA66,147	$59.42 BYN194.44	+319.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.67 MGA73,230	$37.14 BYN121.52	+137.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.98 MGA336,438	$86.71 BYN283.72	+20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.39 MGA268,230	$84.07 BYN275.08	+46.5%
Average			+131.0%

Madagascar vs. Belarus - 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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