Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

compared to

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 2.3 times more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 95.4% more in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries: pay 88.4% more in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation: pay 44.1% more in Guinea-Bissau
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% more in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Guinea-Bissau

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Madagascar. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Madagascar, you would:

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pay 95.4% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 MGA13,590	$4.90 F CFA2,956	+69.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA20,134	$9.43 F CFA5,686	+119.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 MGA4,312	$1.31 F CFA788	+42.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 MGA3,048	$1.63 F CFA985	+151.1%
Average			+95.4%

Madagascar vs. Guinea-Bissau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.4% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MGA4,306	$0.90 F CFA543	-2.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.17 MGA24,221	$7.28 F CFA4,389	+40.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 MGA17,380	$6.18 F CFA3,730	+66.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,456	$4.90 F CFA2,956	+171.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MGA11,758	$5.93 F CFA3,576	+136.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MGA3,006	$1.85 F CFA1,118	+188.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 MGA1,489	$0.44 F CFA268	+39.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 MGA2,569	$1.85 F CFA1,118	+238.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MGA1,579	$0.07 F CFA45	-78.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 MGA1,324	$0.59 F CFA358	+109.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MGA1,724	$0.59 F CFA358	+61.1%
Average			+88.4%

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pay 44.1% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 MGA20,054	$4.52 F CFA2,726	+5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.57 F CFA15,424
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA55,368,279	$32,027.10 F CFA19,317,179	+171.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA58,388	$6.94 F CFA4,188	-44.3%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Madagascar	Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.38 MGA273,534	$45.27 F CFA27,304	-22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$241.73 MGA1,132,533	$433.95 F CFA261,740	+79.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$65.00 MGA304,551	$225.47 F CFA135,993	+246.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA168,490	$75.86 F CFA45,755	+110.9%
Average			+103.7%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Madagascar	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA420,296	$765.65 F CFA461,801	+753.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA52,905,606	$2,307.50 F CFA1,391,773	-79.6%
Average			+336.9%

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pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 MGA4,278	$1.55 F CFA936	+70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.13 MGA5,302	$2.04 F CFA1,232	+80.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.46 MGA11,527	$1.63 F CFA985	-33.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.89 MGA144,713	$57.19 F CFA34,492	+85.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA30,201	$1.63 F CFA985	-74.7%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Madagascar	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.15 MGA66,305	$89.86 F CFA54,202	+535.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.67 MGA73,405	$57.19 F CFA34,492	+265.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.98 MGA337,243	$81.69 F CFA49,274	+13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.39 MGA268,872	$106.20 F CFA64,056	+85.1%
Average			+224.7%

Madagascar vs. Guinea-Bissau - 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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