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Madagascar vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 45.0% more expensive than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.4% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 51.1% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 19.4% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 57.9% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 6.8 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.0% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 36.4% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.4% less for restaurants

	Belize	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.82	$3.04 MGA13,565	-67.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.61	$4.73 MGA21,097	-51.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.59	$0.82 MGA3,657	-36.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.32	$0.62 MGA2,776	-46.1%
Average			-50.4%

Belize vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.1% less for groceries

	Belize	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.02	$0.88 MGA3,910	-56.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.63	$5.36 MGA23,916	-31.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.51	$3.89 MGA17,345	-71.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.73	$1.97 MGA8,790	-16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.64	$2.63 MGA11,752	-20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.28	$0.64 MGA2,859	-75.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$0.33 MGA1,481	-41.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.47	$0.57 MGA2,524	-22.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.01	$0.41 MGA1,823	-79.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.84	$0.29 MGA1,279	-79.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.53	$0.40 MGA1,805	-67.8%
Average			-51.1%

Belize vs. Madagascar - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.4% less for transportation

	Belize	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.29	$4.44 MGA19,804	-32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.22	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	+20.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.53	$17.17 MGA76,588	-45.6%
Average			-19.4%

Belize vs. Madagascar - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.9% less for housing

	Belize	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.64	$60.23 MGA268,678	-19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,375.86	$257.49 MGA1,148,552	-62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,100.41	$71.69 MGA319,786	-86.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD242.50	$44.95 MGA200,485	-62.7%
Average			-57.9%

Belize vs. Madagascar - Cost of housing

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pay 6.8 times more for childcare

	Belize	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.75	$46.54 MGA207,595	-27.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	+1180.7%
Average			+576.4%

Belize vs. Madagascar - Cost of childcare

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pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Belize	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.35	$0.82 MGA3,642	-69.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.25	$1.33 MGA5,930	-63.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.06	$1.73 MGA7,734	-65.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.18	$29.94 MGA133,560	-9.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.93	$6.47 MGA28,875	-23.1%
Average			-46.0%

Belize vs. Madagascar - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 36.4% less for clothing

	Belize	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.32	$19.48 MGA86,877	-48.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.15	$17.20 MGA76,743	-37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD183.28	$70.84 MGA315,983	-22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD180.19	$55.48 MGA247,460	-38.1%
Average			-36.4%

Belize 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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