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Turkmenistan vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 4.3 times more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.0 times more in Turkmenistan
Groceries: pay 4.6 times more in Turkmenistan
Transportation: pay 61.6% more in Turkmenistan
Housing: pay 7.5 times more in Turkmenistan
Childcare: pay 74.6% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1 times more in Turkmenistan
Clothing: pay 4.8 times more in Turkmenistan

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Turkmenistan are more expensive than in Madagascar. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Turkmenistan.

Turkmenistan vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.0 times more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 MGA13,730	$34.54 TMT121.25	+1090.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA20,340	$12.82 TMT45.00	+198.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 MGA4,356	$3.24 TMT11.38	+252.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 MGA3,079	$1.04 TMT3.67	+60.6%
Average			+400.5%

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pay 4.6 times more for groceries

	Madagascar	Turkmenistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MGA4,350	$2.39 TMT8.38	+159.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.17 MGA24,469	$17.90 TMT62.83	+246.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 MGA17,558	$16.12 TMT56.59	+334.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,543	$6.84 TMT24.00	+278.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MGA11,879	$5.38 TMT18.90	+114.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MGA3,037	$2.71 TMT9.53	+322.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 MGA1,504	$4.01 TMT14.06	+1160.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 MGA2,595	$3.65 TMT12.81	+565.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MGA1,595	$1.71 TMT6.01	+408.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 MGA1,338	$1.03 TMT3.63	+265.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MGA1,741	$0.84 TMT2.95	+128.3%
Average			+362.3%

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pay 61.6% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 MGA20,260	$1.56 TMT5.49	-63.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.55 TMT30.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA55,936,341	$43,803.42 TMT153,750.00	+270.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA58,987	$9.69 TMT34.00	-22.3%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 7.5 times more for housing

	Madagascar	Turkmenistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.38 MGA276,340	$94.97 TMT333.33	+62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$241.73 MGA1,144,152	$1,125.36 TMT3,950.00	+365.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$65.00 MGA307,676	$747.86 TMT2,625.00	+1050.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA170,218	$435.73 TMT1,529.41	+1111.6%
Average			+647.6%

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pay 74.6% less for childcare

	Madagascar	Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA424,608	$22.79 TMT80.00	-74.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA53,448,402	??
Average			-74.6%

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pay 6.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 MGA4,322	$5.06 TMT17.75	+453.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.13 MGA5,356	$6.98 TMT24.50	+516.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.46 MGA11,645	$28.49 TMT100.00	+1058.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.89 MGA146,197	$147.20 TMT516.67	+376.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA30,511	$14.25 TMT50.00	+121.0%
Average			+505.2%

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pay 4.8 times more for clothing

	Madagascar	Turkmenistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.15 MGA66,986	$85.47 TMT300.00	+503.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.67 MGA74,158	$121.08 TMT425.00	+672.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.98 MGA340,703	$163.82 TMT575.00	+127.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.39 MGA271,630	$170.94 TMT600.00	+197.9%
Average			+375.5%

Madagascar vs. Turkmenistan - 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: February 2025

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