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Madagascar vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 29.5% cheaper than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 48.6% less in Madagascar
Groceries
pay 45.1% less in Madagascar
Transportation
pay 63.8% less in Madagascar
Housing
pay 32.9% less in Madagascar
Childcare
pay 43.9 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 35.7% less in Madagascar

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

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Madagascar vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

pay 48.6% less for restaurants

 
Equatorial Guinea
Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.54
FCFA4,999
$2.71
MGA12,245
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.54
FCFA4,999
$5.65
MGA25,510
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
FCFA500
$0.79
MGA3,571
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pay 45.1% less for groceries

 
Equatorial Guinea
Madagascar
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $1.02
MGA4,629
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
FCFA1,973
$4.23
MGA19,096
Milk (1 gallon) $10.34
FCFA6,056
$3.70
MGA16,706
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pay 63.8% less for transportation

 
Equatorial Guinea
Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.39
MGA19,819
Monthly public transit pass $26.40
FCFA15,461
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,056.06
FCFA19M
$11,971.37
MGA54M
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pay 32.9% less for housing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Madagascar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 ?? $57.15
MGA258K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $325.82
MGA1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $223.95
FCFA131K
$150.37
MGA679K
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pay 43.9 times more for childcare

 
Equatorial Guinea
Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $25.03
MGA113K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $341.40
FCFA200K
$14,998.31
MGA68M
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pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Equatorial Guinea
Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.71
FCFA1,000
$1.02
MGA4,592
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.69
FCFA2,749
$1.65
MGA7,464
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.52
FCFA2,648
$1.58
MGA7,143
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Madagascar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $29.03
MGA131K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $27.67
MGA125K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $77.50
MGA350K
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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 November 2026). How we calculate this

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