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Madagascar vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 27.5% cheaper than Chad overall.

Restaurants
pay 59.7% less in Madagascar
Groceries
pay 42.0% less in Madagascar
Transportation
pay 19.4% more in Madagascar
Housing
pay 36.5% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 30.6% more in Madagascar
Clothing
pay 8.0% more in Madagascar

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

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Madagascar vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

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

pay 59.7% less for restaurants

 
Chad
Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.54
FCFA4,983
$2.71
MGA12,217
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 ?? $5.65
MGA25,453
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
FCFA498
$0.79
MGA3,563
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pay 42.0% less for groceries

 
Chad
Madagascar
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.34
FCFA199
$1.02
MGA4,618
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.71
FCFA997
$4.23
MGA19,053
Milk (1 gallon) $13.68
FCFA7,985
$3.70
MGA16,668
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pay 19.4% more for transportation

 
Chad
Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.85
FCFA2,829
$4.39
MGA19,774
Monthly public transit pass $85.35
FCFA49,830
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,778.47
FCFA7M
$11,971.37
MGA54M
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pay 36.5% less for housing

 
Chad
Madagascar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $426.76
FCFA249K
$57.15
MGA258K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,707.02
FCFA997K
$325.82
MGA1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.35
FCFA49,830
$150.37
MGA678K
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Chad
Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $25.03
MGA113K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $14,998.31
MGA68M
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pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Chad
Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.28
FCFA747
$1.02
MGA4,581
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.85
FCFA498
$1.65
MGA7,447
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $0.98
FCFA573
$1.58
MGA7,127
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pay 8.0% more for clothing

 
Chad
Madagascar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.61
FCFA14,949
$29.03
MGA131K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.14
FCFA19,932
$27.67
MGA125K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $42.68
FCFA24,915
$77.50
MGA349K
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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