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Madagascar vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 37.0% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.2% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 53.6% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 11.3% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 45.3% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.4% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 45.9% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 65.2% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$20.11	$3.04 MGA12,646	-73.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.82	$4.73 MGA19,667	-40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$5.03	$0.82 MGA3,409	-71.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.36	$0.62 MGA2,588	-75.1%
Average			-65.2%

Cook Islands vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.6% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.42	$0.88 MGA3,645	-71.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.67	$5.36 MGA22,295	+7.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.84	$3.89 MGA16,169	-47.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.70	$1.97 MGA8,195	-64.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.93	$2.63 MGA10,955	-22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.27	$0.64 MGA2,665	-50.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.82	$0.33 MGA1,381	-68.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.72	$0.57 MGA2,353	-63.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.79	$0.41 MGA1,700	-85.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.82	$0.29 MGA1,192	-72.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.44	$0.40 MGA1,683	-50.9%
Average			-53.6%

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pay 11.3% less for transportation

	Cook Islands	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.44	$4.44 MGA18,462	-32.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$20,106.71	$12,651.72 MGA53M	+9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.17 MGA71,397
Average			-11.3%

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pay 45.3% less for housing

	Cook Islands	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$184.65	$60.23 MGA250K	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$532.83	$257.49 MGA1M	-15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$532.83	$71.69 MGA298K	-76.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$144.15	$44.95 MGA187K	-45.7%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$46.54 MGA194K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,412.81	$8,634.52 MGA36M	+523.6%
Average			+523.6%

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pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.43	$0.82 MGA3,395	-86.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.62	$1.33 MGA5,528	-65.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$25.13	$1.73 MGA7,210	-88.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.89	$29.94 MGA125K	+24.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.56	$6.47 MGA26,918	-2.4%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 45.9% less for clothing

	Cook Islands	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$112.60	$19.48 MGA80,988	-69.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$17.20 MGA71,541
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$70.84 MGA295K
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$123.66	$55.48 MGA231K	-21.8%
Average			-45.9%

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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: April 2026

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