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Madagascar vs. Bhutan Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 2.3 times more expensive than Bhutan overall.

Restaurants
pay 85.5% more in Madagascar
Groceries
pay 27.4% more in Madagascar
Transportation
pay 18.6% more in Madagascar
Housing
pay 97.6% more in Madagascar
Childcare
pay 6.8 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.7% less in Madagascar
Clothing
pay 94.0% more in Madagascar

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Madagascar are more expensive than in Bhutan. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Madagascar.

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Madagascar vs. Bhutan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 85.5% more for restaurants

 
Bhutan
Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.82
BTN270.97
$3.04
MGA12,927
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.38
BTN325.16
$4.73
MGA20,105
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.53
BTN50.94
$0.82
MGA3,485
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pay 27.4% more for groceries

 
Bhutan
Madagascar
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.89
BTN85.63
$0.88
MGA3,726
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.61
BTN154.45
$5.36
MGA22,791
Milk (1 gallon) $3.03
BTN291.31
$3.89
MGA16,529
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pay 18.6% more for transportation

 
Bhutan
Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.03
BTN291.47
$4.44
MGA18,872
Monthly public transit pass $4.01
BTN384.96
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $12,651.72
MGA54M
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pay 97.6% more for housing

 
Bhutan
Madagascar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $26.44
BTN2,541.38
$60.23
MGA256K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $122.58
BTN11,781.66
$257.49
MGA1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $71.54
BTN6,876.23
$71.69
MGA305K
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pay 6.8 times more for childcare

 
Bhutan
Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $235.40
BTN22,625.78
$46.54
MGA198K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $648.40
BTN62,322.50
$8,634.52
MGA37M
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pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bhutan
Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.82
BTN270.97
$0.82
MGA3,470
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.40
BTN134.40
$1.33
MGA5,651
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.66
BTN352.26
$1.73
MGA7,370
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pay 94.0% more for clothing

 
Bhutan
Madagascar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $9.02
BTN867.10
$19.48
MGA82,790
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $11.28
BTN1,083.87
$17.20
MGA73,132
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $31.01
BTN2,980.64
$70.84
MGA301K
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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: July 2026

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