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Madagascar vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 23.8% cheaper than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.3% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 31.6% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 1.7% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 1.9% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 12.6% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Madagascar

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, childcare, and housing are lower in Madagascar.

Madagascar vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.3% less for restaurants

	Chile	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.18 CLF0.1900	$3.04 MGA13,565	-62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 CLF0.1700	$4.73 MGA21,097	-35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 CLF0.0300	$0.82 MGA3,657	-40.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.62 MGA2,776	-46.4%
Average			-46.3%

Chile vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.6% less for groceries

	Chile	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 CLF0.0400	$0.88 MGA3,910	-44.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 CLF0.1200	$5.36 MGA23,916	+4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 CLF0.1000	$3.89 MGA17,345	-11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CLF0.0800	$1.97 MGA8,790	-43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$2.63 MGA11,752	-5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CLF0.0200	$0.64 MGA2,859	-21.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$0.33 MGA1,481	-56.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 CLF0.0200	$0.57 MGA2,524	-30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CLF0.0200	$0.41 MGA1,823	-46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CLF0.0100	$0.29 MGA1,279	-52.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.40 MGA1,805	-40.2%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 1.7% less for transportation

	Chile	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 CLF0.1200	$4.44 MGA19,804	-14.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.81 CLF0.7900	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,755.00 CLF393.5200	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	-24.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.79 CLF0.3000	$17.17 MGA76,588	+34.2%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 1.9% less for housing

	Chile	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.87 CLF0.5400	$60.23 MGA268,678	+163.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.44 CLF10.9100	$257.49 MGA1,148,552	-44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.42 CLF8.6300	$71.69 MGA319,786	-80.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.36 CLF1.9600	$44.95 MGA200,485	-46.1%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 12.6% less for childcare

	Chile	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$328.13 CLF7.7100	$46.54 MGA207,595	-85.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,378.73 CLF126.3300	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	+60.5%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.03 CLF0.0700	$0.82 MGA3,642	-73.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 CLF0.0700	$1.33 MGA5,930	-53.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$1.73 MGA7,734	-66.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.02 CLF0.9600	$29.94 MGA133,560	-27.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 CLF0.1500	$6.47 MGA28,875	-0.4%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Chile	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.48 CLF1.0400	$19.48 MGA86,877	-56.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 CLF0.6700	$17.20 MGA76,743	-39.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.99 CLF1.5000	$70.84 MGA315,983	+10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 CLF1.8000	$55.48 MGA247,460	-27.7%
Average			-28.1%

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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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