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Madagascar vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 5.8% cheaper than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.1% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 11.3% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 98.5% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 18.0% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 31.0% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 60.0% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.1% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$3.04 MGA13,619	-70.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$4.73 MGA21,181	-39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 AMD349.01	$0.82 MGA3,671	-10.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AMD183.27	$0.62 MGA2,787	+28.9%
Average			-23.1%

Armenia vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.3% less for groceries

	Armenia	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 AMD269.45	$0.88 MGA3,926	+23.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.81 AMD1,445.50	$5.36 MGA24,011	+40.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$3.89 MGA17,413	-35.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 AMD863.05	$1.97 MGA8,825	-13.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 AMD1,237.42	$2.63 MGA11,798	-19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 AMD221.83	$0.64 MGA2,870	+9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD275.27	$0.33 MGA1,487	-54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD268.93	$0.57 MGA2,534	-20.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD324.52	$0.41 MGA1,830	-52.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$0.29 MGA1,284	-23.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.41	$0.40 MGA1,813	+19.6%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 98.5% more for transportation

	Armenia	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 AMD1,825.49	$4.44 MGA19,882	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$12,651.72 MGA56,656,041	-62.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 AMD1,399.75	$17.17 MGA76,890	+365.5%
Average			+98.5%

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pay 18.0% more for housing

	Armenia	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.69 AMD6,713.11	$60.23 MGA269,738	+240.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.92 AMD184,381.50	$257.49 MGA1,153,080	-47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$356.67 AMD135,335.92	$71.69 MGA321,047	-79.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.88 AMD29,171.58	$44.95 MGA201,275	-41.5%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 31.0% less for childcare

	Armenia	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.59 AMD109,126.10	$46.54 MGA208,413	-83.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$8,634.52 MGA38,666,483	+21.8%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AMD668.51	$0.82 MGA3,656	-53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 AMD1,155.88	$1.33 MGA5,953	-56.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 AMD907.86	$1.73 MGA7,764	-27.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.29 AMD20,220.23	$29.94 MGA134,087	-43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.22 AMD1,980.78	$6.47 MGA28,989	+24.0%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 60.0% less for clothing

	Armenia	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.81 AMD31,802.84	$19.48 MGA87,220	-76.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 AMD20,181.21	$17.20 MGA77,045	-67.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.25	$70.84 MGA317,229	-48.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.08 AMD39,493.90	$55.48 MGA248,436	-46.7%
Average			-60.0%

Armenia 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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