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Madagascar vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 6.2 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.8% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 5.8% more in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 79.6% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 35.4 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 47.9% less in Madagascar

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, and groceries in Madagascar are more expensive than in Gambia. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Madagascar. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Madagascar.

Madagascar vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.8% less for restaurants

	Gambia	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.76 GMD493.24	$3.04 MGA13,565	-55.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.17 GMD596.06	$4.73 MGA21,097	-42.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 GMD178.64	$0.82 MGA3,657	-66.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 GMD112.01	$0.62 MGA2,776	-59.4%
Average			-55.8%

Gambia vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8% more for groceries

	Gambia	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 GMD38.23	$0.88 MGA3,910	+67.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD221.96	$5.36 MGA23,916	+76.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD373.43	$3.89 MGA17,345	-24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD140.57	$1.97 MGA8,790	+2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD89.49	$2.63 MGA11,752	+114.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.12	$0.64 MGA2,859	-30.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.02	$0.33 MGA1,481	-40.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD59.66	$0.57 MGA2,524	-30.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD44.75	$0.41 MGA1,823	-33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD29.83	$0.29 MGA1,279	-29.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.07	$0.40 MGA1,805	-7.9%
Average			+5.8%

Gambia vs. Madagascar - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD292.07	$4.44 MGA19,804	+11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD478.15	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD192,364.85	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	+380.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.74 GMD419.26	$17.17 MGA76,588	+199.0%
Average			+196.7%

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pay 79.6% more for housing

	Gambia	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,288.29	$60.23 MGA268,678	+33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,486.88	$257.49 MGA1,148,552	+151.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.13 GMD3,732.21	$71.69 MGA319,786	+40.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,697.34	$44.95 MGA200,485	+93.3%
Average			+79.6%

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pay 35.4 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD493.24	$46.54 MGA207,595	+588.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,864.86	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	+6289.5%
Average			+3439.2%

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pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.70 GMD342.98	$0.82 MGA3,642	-82.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 GMD222.95	$1.33 MGA5,930	-56.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD123.31	$1.73 MGA7,734	+2.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,726.35	$29.94 MGA133,560	+26.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD246.62	$6.47 MGA28,875	+91.6%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 47.9% less for clothing

	Gambia	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,088.00	$19.48 MGA86,877	-65.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,236.82	$17.20 MGA76,743	-61.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,258.39	$70.84 MGA315,983	-28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,350.27	$55.48 MGA247,460	-36.2%
Average			-47.9%

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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: December 2025

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