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Madagascar vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 34.9% cheaper than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.6% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 31.7% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 41.0% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 36.9% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 15.2% more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.6% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 40.7% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.6% less for restaurants

	Dominica	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.04 MGA13,832	-58.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$4.73 MGA21,511	-32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$0.82 MGA3,728	-66.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$0.62 MGA2,831	-72.0%
Average			-57.6%

Dominica vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.7% less for groceries

	Dominica	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$0.88 MGA3,987	-58.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$5.36 MGA24,385	+345.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$3.89 MGA17,685	-69.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$1.97 MGA8,963	-64.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$2.63 MGA11,982	-48.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$0.64 MGA2,915	-78.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$0.33 MGA1,510	-69.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$0.57 MGA2,574	-72.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$0.41 MGA1,859	-82.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$0.29 MGA1,304	-82.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.40 MGA1,841	-70.5%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 41.0% less for transportation

	Dominica	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$4.44 MGA20,192	-17.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$12,651.72 MGA57,540,536	-64.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$17.17 MGA78,091	-41.3%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 36.9% less for housing

	Dominica	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$60.23 MGA273,949	-15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$257.49 MGA1,171,082	-9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$71.69 MGA326,059	-64.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$44.95 MGA204,418	-58.6%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 15.2% more for childcare

	Dominica	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$46.54 MGA211,667	-64.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$8,634.52 MGA39,270,131	+94.5%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.82 MGA3,713	-55.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$1.33 MGA6,046	-67.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$1.73 MGA7,886	-76.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$29.94 MGA136,180	-35.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$6.47 MGA29,441	-22.2%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 40.7% less for clothing

	Dominica	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$19.48 MGA88,581	-64.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$17.20 MGA78,248	-53.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$70.84 MGA322,182	-4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$55.48 MGA252,314	-40.0%
Average			-40.7%

Dominica 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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