Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Madagascar

Madagascar vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 33.7% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.5% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 42.1% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 32.7% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 78.5% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 34.6% more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.1% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 39.6% less in Madagascar

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Madagascar.

Madagascar vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 32.5% less for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK50.85	$2.90 MGA13,529	-76.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.51	$4.30 MGA20,042	-42.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.27	$0.92 MGA4,292	+15.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.66	$0.65 MGA3,034	-27.0%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 42.1% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.10	$0.92 MGA4,286	-38.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.03	$5.17 MGA24,110	+135.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.81	$3.71 MGA17,301	-47.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.13	$1.80 MGA8,418	-51.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.45	$2.51 MGA11,705	-23.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.39	$0.64 MGA2,992	-58.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.90	$0.32 MGA1,482	-73.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.16	$0.55 MGA2,557	-68.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.30	$0.34 MGA1,572	-83.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.46	$0.28 MGA1,318	-82.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.61	$0.37 MGA1,716	-73.1%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 32.7% less for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.61	$4.28 MGA19,963	-0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.53	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,268.42	$11,817.99 MGA55,116,248	-54.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK90.51	$12.46 MGA58,123	-43.5%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 78.5% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,271.15	$58.38 MGA272,289	-81.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,634.33	$241.73 MGA1,127,378	-89.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,501.63	$65.00 MGA303,165	-89.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK320.78	$35.96 MGA167,723	-54.0%
Average			-78.5%

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pay 34.6% more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,029.61	$89.71 MGA418,382	-81.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,474.10	$11,292.35 MGA52,664,785	+151.0%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.17	$0.91 MGA4,259	-63.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.53	$1.13 MGA5,278	-38.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.71	$2.46 MGA11,474	-67.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK185.59	$30.89 MGA144,054	-31.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.59	$6.45 MGA30,063	-25.6%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 39.6% less for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK161.18	$14.15 MGA66,004	-63.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK183.05	$15.67 MGA73,071	-64.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK264.40	$71.98 MGA335,708	+11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK404.23	$57.39 MGA267,648	-41.7%
Average			-39.6%

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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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