Cost of living comparison

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

Madagascar is 20.6% more expensive than Morocco overall.

Restaurants
pay 28.5% more in Madagascar
Groceries
pay 19.3% more in Madagascar
Transportation
pay 12.0% more in Madagascar
Housing
pay 10.5% more in Madagascar
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.0% less in Madagascar
Clothing
pay 29.9% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Morocco Cost Breakdown

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

pay 28.5% more for restaurants

 
Morocco
Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.66
MAD34.80
$2.90
MGA13,558
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.81
MAD55.23
$4.30
MGA20,086
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.55
MAD5.23
$0.92
MGA4,302

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pay 19.3% more for groceries

 
Morocco
Madagascar
Bread
1 loaf
$0.45
MAD4.24
$0.92
MGA4,296
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
MAD41.90
$5.17
MGA24,163
Milk (1 gallon) $2.96
MAD28.19
$3.71
MGA17,338

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pay 12.0% more for transportation

 
Morocco
Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.54
MAD52.72
$4.28
MGA20,006
Monthly public transit pass $17.14
MAD163.00
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,700.94
MAD320,552.18
$11,817.99
MGA55,236,137

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pay 10.5% more for housing

 
Morocco
Madagascar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.50
MAD309.18
$58.38
MGA272,881
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $258.42
MAD2,458.03
$241.73
MGA1,129,830
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $169.52
MAD1,612.46
$65.00
MGA303,824

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Morocco
Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $92.45
MAD879.35
$89.71
MGA419,292
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,297.34
MAD31,363.25
$11,292.35
MGA52,779,342

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pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Morocco
Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.91
MAD27.72
$0.91
MGA4,268
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.54
MAD14.67
$1.13
MGA5,289
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.82
MAD36.35
$2.46
MGA11,499

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

 
Morocco
Madagascar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$33.32
MAD316.97
$14.15
MGA66,147
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.79
MAD340.38
$15.67
MGA73,230
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$71.85
MAD683.45
$71.98
MGA336,438

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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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