Cost of living comparison

 Mauritania
compared to
 Madagascar
Madagascar vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 9.6% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants
pay 49.1% less in Madagascar
Groceries
pay 5.5% more in Madagascar
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Madagascar
Housing
pay 30.0% less in Madagascar
Childcare
pay 38.5% more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.9% less in Madagascar
Clothing
pay 3.2% more in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

pay 49.1% less for restaurants

 
Mauritania
Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.99
MRO1,792
$2.90
MGA13,158
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.94
MRO2,132
$4.30
MGA19,493
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.01
MRO722
$0.92
MGA4,175

Improve prices ·

pay 5.5% more for groceries

 
Mauritania
Madagascar
Bread
1 loaf
$0.27
MRO99
$0.92
MGA4,169
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.76
MRO1,350
$5.17
MGA23,450
Milk (1 gallon) $5.46
MRO1,959
$3.71
MGA16,827

Improve prices ·

pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Mauritania
Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.33
MRO1,912
$4.28
MGA19,416
Monthly public transit pass $17.47
MRO6,271
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
$11,817.99
MGA53,606,405

Improve prices ·

pay 30.0% less for housing

 
Mauritania
Madagascar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$58.82
MRO21,115
$58.38
MGA264,830
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $224.43
MRO80,570
$241.73
MGA1,096,495
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $161.09
MRO57,832
$65.00
MGA294,860

Improve prices ·

pay 38.5% more for childcare

 
Mauritania
Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $78.09
MRO28,033
$89.71
MGA406,921
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
$11,292.35
MGA51,222,097

Improve prices ·

pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mauritania
Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.95
MRO699
$0.91
MGA4,142
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.42
MRO867
$1.13
MGA5,133
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.50
MRO896
$2.46
MGA11,160

Improve prices ·

pay 3.2% more for clothing

 
Mauritania
Madagascar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$20.33
MRO7,298
$14.15
MGA64,196
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$20.64
MRO7,410
$15.67
MGA71,069
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$68.82
MRO24,707
$71.98
MGA326,512

Improve prices ·
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: May 2025
Share this

Compare by city

Select a city in Mauritania
Select a city..
compared to
Select a city in Madagascar
Select a city..
For example, try comparing the cost of living in Nouakchott vs. Antananarivo

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Madagascar or Mauritania. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.