Cost of living comparison

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Madagascar vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 24.8% cheaper than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.1% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 29.4% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 50.2% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 26.4% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 22.5% more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.3% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 51.5% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.1% less for restaurants

	Albania	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.59 ALL795	$3.04 MGA13,565	-68.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.67 ALL719	$4.73 MGA21,097	-45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 ALL147	$0.82 MGA3,657	-53.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 ALL69	$0.62 MGA2,776	-25.3%
Average			-48.1%

Albania vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.4% less for groceries

	Albania	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ALL85	$0.88 MGA3,910	-14.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40 ALL448	$5.36 MGA23,916	-0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.89 ALL654	$3.89 MGA17,345	-50.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.20 ALL266	$1.97 MGA8,790	-38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ALL270	$2.63 MGA11,752	-19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 ALL54	$0.64 MGA2,859	-0.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 ALL94	$0.33 MGA1,481	-70.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL61	$0.57 MGA2,524	-23.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL55	$0.41 MGA1,823	-38.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ALL42	$0.29 MGA1,279	-43.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ALL44	$0.40 MGA1,805	-23.1%
Average			-29.4%

Albania vs. Madagascar - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.2% less for transportation

	Albania	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 ALL685	$4.44 MGA19,804	-46.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.40 ALL1,608	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,384.43 ALL2,601,783	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	-59.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.95 ALL2,565	$17.17 MGA76,588	-44.5%
Average			-50.2%

Albania vs. Madagascar - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.4% more for housing

	Albania	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.59 ALL1,375	$60.23 MGA268,678	+263.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$521.48 ALL43,231	$257.49 MGA1,148,552	-50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.61 ALL29,646	$71.69 MGA319,786	-80.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.56 ALL5,103	$44.95 MGA200,485	-27.0%
Average			+26.4%

Albania vs. Madagascar - Cost of housing

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pay 22.5% more for childcare

	Albania	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$175.46 ALL14,546	$46.54 MGA207,595	-73.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,951.26 ALL327,562	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	+118.5%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.46 ALL204	$0.82 MGA3,642	-66.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.95 ALL161	$1.33 MGA5,930	-31.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 ALL356	$1.73 MGA7,734	-59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.57 ALL4,358	$29.94 MGA133,560	-43.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.66 ALL635	$6.47 MGA28,875	-15.5%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 51.5% less for clothing

	Albania	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.19 ALL4,492	$19.48 MGA86,877	-64.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.78 ALL3,298	$17.20 MGA76,743	-56.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.48 ALL7,832	$70.84 MGA315,983	-25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.08 ALL11,529	$55.48 MGA247,460	-60.1%
Average			-51.5%

Albania vs. Madagascar - 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: December 2025

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