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Madagascar vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 2.1 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 98.0% more in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 85.3% more in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% more in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 25.4% less in Madagascar

The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Madagascar are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, transportation, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Madagascar.

Madagascar vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.0% more for restaurants

	Egypt	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.04 EGP192.11	$3.04 MGA13,451	-24.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 EGP238.10	$4.73 MGA20,920	-5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 EGP17.22	$0.82 MGA3,626	+126.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP7.47	$0.62 MGA2,753	+296.0%
Average			+98.0%

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pay 85.3% more for groceries

	Egypt	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 EGP26.46	$0.88 MGA3,877	+57.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.51 EGP71.82	$5.36 MGA23,715	+254.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 EGP157.21	$3.89 MGA17,199	+17.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.43 EGP68.15	$1.97 MGA8,716	+37.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 EGP97.39	$2.63 MGA11,653	+28.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 EGP30.80	$0.64 MGA2,835	-1.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 EGP13.62	$0.33 MGA1,469	+15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.11	$0.57 MGA2,503	+166.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.42	$0.41 MGA1,808	+161.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP8.52	$0.29 MGA1,268	+60.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 EGP8.05	$0.40 MGA1,790	+139.0%
Average			+85.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Egypt	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.30 EGP61.79	$4.44 MGA19,637	+241.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.45 EGP354.35	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,747.60 EGP1,604,360.81	$12,651.72 MGA55,957,976	-62.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.10 EGP147.53	$17.17 MGA75,943	+453.3%
Average			+210.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Egypt	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.49 EGP593.86	$60.23 MGA266,414	+382.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.03 EGP7,465.43	$257.49 MGA1,138,873	+64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.28 EGP4,054.02	$71.69 MGA317,091	-15.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.26 EGP630.31	$44.95 MGA198,795	+239.0%
Average			+167.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Egypt	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.39 EGP3,394.11	$46.54 MGA205,845	-34.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.71 EGP76,478.00	$8,634.52 MGA38,190,069	+436.7%
Average			+200.9%

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pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 EGP79.58	$0.82 MGA3,611	-51.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 EGP66.79	$1.33 MGA5,880	-5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.99 EGP94.66	$1.73 MGA7,669	-12.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.74 EGP1,033.55	$29.94 MGA132,435	+37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.25 EGP154.36	$6.47 MGA28,632	+99.4%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 25.4% less for clothing

	Egypt	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.55 EGP1,166.91	$19.48 MGA86,145	-20.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.67 EGP2,123.47	$17.20 MGA76,096	-61.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.64 EGP5,497.62	$70.84 MGA313,320	-38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.41 EGP2,206.13	$55.48 MGA245,375	+19.5%
Average			-25.4%

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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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