Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

compared to

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 53.4% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% more in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 63.1% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 77.1% more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 95.0% more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 51.0% more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.2% more in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 8.5% more in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.8% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 MGA13,590	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	+145.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA20,134	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	+16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 MGA4,312	$0.62 ZWL198.95	-32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 MGA3,048	$0.51 ZWL164.26	-21.6%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 63.1% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MGA4,306	$1.02 ZWL328.81	+11.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.17 MGA24,221	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	+2.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 MGA17,380	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	+52.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,456	$2.05 ZWL661.44	+13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MGA11,758	$2.28 ZWL732.64	-9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MGA3,006	$1.02 ZWL327.34	+58.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 MGA1,489	$0.78 ZWL250.11	+144.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 MGA2,569	$1.16 ZWL375.00	+112.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MGA1,579	$0.67 ZWL217.19	+100.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 MGA1,324	$0.52 ZWL168.11	+84.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MGA1,724	$0.82 ZWL264.39	+123.2%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 77.1% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 MGA20,054	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	+43.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA55,368,279	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	+111.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA58,388	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	+76.1%
Average			+77.1%

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pay 95.0% more for housing

	Madagascar	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.38 MGA273,534	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	+116.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$241.73 MGA1,132,533	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	+17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$65.00 MGA304,551	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	+207.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA168,490	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	+38.6%
Average			+95.0%

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pay 51.0% more for childcare

	Madagascar	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA420,296	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	+134.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA52,905,606	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	-33.0%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 MGA4,278	$1.50 ZWL483.00	+64.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.13 MGA5,302	$2.65 ZWL854.83	+134.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.46 MGA11,527	$1.56 ZWL503.12	-36.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.89 MGA144,713	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	+43.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA30,201	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+55.1%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 8.5% more for clothing

	Madagascar	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.15 MGA66,305	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	+49.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.67 MGA73,405	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	+24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.98 MGA337,243	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.39 MGA268,872	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	-12.1%
Average			+8.5%

Madagascar vs. Zimbabwe - 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: March 2025

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