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Madagascar vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 16.3% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 23.1% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 2.4% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 27.3% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 40.3% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 65.5% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.4% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 50.6% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.1% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$3.04 MGA13,451	-68.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$4.73 MGA20,920	-43.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$0.82 MGA3,626	-32.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$0.62 MGA2,753	+51.9%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 2.4% less for groceries

	Ankara	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$0.88 MGA3,877	+27.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$5.36 MGA23,715	+11.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$3.89 MGA17,199	+6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$1.97 MGA8,716	-15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$2.63 MGA11,653	+3.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$0.64 MGA2,835	-8.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.33 MGA1,469	-68.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$0.57 MGA2,503	-5.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$0.41 MGA1,808	-35.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$0.29 MGA1,268	-2.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$0.40 MGA1,790	+61.9%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 27.3% more for transportation

	Ankara	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$4.44 MGA19,637	+0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$12,651.72 MGA55,957,976	-73.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$17.17 MGA75,943	+154.9%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 40.3% more for housing

	Ankara	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$60.23 MGA266,414	+338.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$257.49 MGA1,138,873	-64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$71.69 MGA317,091	-86.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$44.95 MGA198,795	-27.7%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 65.5% less for childcare

	Ankara	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$46.54 MGA205,845	-92.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$8,634.52 MGA38,190,069	-38.8%
Average			-65.5%

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pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$0.82 MGA3,611	-77.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$1.33 MGA5,880	-58.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$1.73 MGA7,669	-19.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$29.94 MGA132,435	-46.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$6.47 MGA28,632	+0.6%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 50.6% less for clothing

	Ankara	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$19.48 MGA86,145	-66.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$17.20 MGA76,096	-62.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$70.84 MGA313,320	-32.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$55.48 MGA245,375	-42.2%
Average			-50.6%

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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: December 2025

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