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Madagascar vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 38.7% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.5% more in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 23.3% more in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 26.8% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 2.6% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.6% more in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 23.6% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.5% more for restaurants

	Syria	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 SYP47,674	$2.90 MGA13,796	-20.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 SYP54,175	$4.30 MGA20,439	+3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SYP13,813	$0.92 MGA4,377	-13.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$0.65 MGA3,094	+37.0%
Average			+1.5%

Syria vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.3% more for groceries

	Syria	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 SYP9,513	$0.92 MGA4,371	+25.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 SYP26,081	$5.17 MGA24,587	+157.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 SYP46,533	$3.71 MGA17,643	+3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 SYP27,171	$1.80 MGA8,584	-13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 SYP34,440	$2.51 MGA11,936	-5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 SYP5,407	$0.64 MGA3,052	+54.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,030	$0.32 MGA1,511	-58.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 SYP4,961	$0.55 MGA2,607	+43.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,153	$0.34 MGA1,603	+5.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 SYP3,709	$0.28 MGA1,344	-0.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 SYP3,307	$0.37 MGA1,750	+44.7%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 26.8% less for transportation

	Syria	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 SYP102,772	$4.28 MGA20,358	-45.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	$11,817.99 MGA56,206,119	-45.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.27 SYP146,528	$12.46 MGA59,272	+10.6%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 2.6% less for housing

	Syria	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.57 SYP657,477	$58.38 MGA277,673	+15.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	$241.73 MGA1,149,671	+19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	$65.00 MGA309,160	-38.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.53 SYP500,915	$35.96 MGA171,039	-6.7%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Syria	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.89 SYP596,722	$89.71 MGA426,656	+95.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	$11,292.35 MGA53,706,181	+425.4%
Average			+260.4%

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pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.57 SYP46,439	$0.91 MGA4,343	-74.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.00 SYP12,957	$1.13 MGA5,382	+13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 SYP33,588	$2.46 MGA11,701	-4.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.23 SYP184,954	$30.89 MGA146,902	+117.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.67 SYP34,672	$6.45 MGA30,658	+141.7%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 23.6% less for clothing

	Syria	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.60 SYP280,836	$14.15 MGA67,309	-34.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.17 SYP418,299	$15.67 MGA74,516	-51.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.81 SYP868,683	$71.98 MGA342,346	+7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.69 SYP893,164	$57.39 MGA272,940	-16.5%
Average			-23.6%

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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: January 2025

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