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Madagascar vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 5.7% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% more in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 32.3% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 51.2% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 6.4% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 6.3% more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.9% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 36.2% more in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.9% more for restaurants

	Ghana	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.31 GHS60.97	$3.04 MGA13,832	-42.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.95 GHS91.27	$4.73 MGA21,511	-40.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GHS9.68	$0.82 MGA3,728	-2.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 GHS3.41	$0.62 MGA2,831	+109.5%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 32.3% less for groceries

	Ghana	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 GHS18.90	$0.88 MGA3,987	-46.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 GHS43.29	$5.36 MGA24,385	+42.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.50 GHS120.60	$3.89 MGA17,685	-63.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 GHS26.52	$1.97 MGA8,963	-14.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 GHS22.48	$2.63 MGA11,982	+34.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 GHS12.84	$0.64 MGA2,915	-42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.76	$0.33 MGA1,510	-50.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.78	$0.57 MGA2,574	-16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 GHS13.80	$0.41 MGA1,859	-66.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 GHS13.02	$0.29 MGA1,304	-74.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 GHS10.92	$0.40 MGA1,841	-57.4%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 51.2% more for transportation

	Ghana	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 GHS48.36	$4.44 MGA20,192	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.37 GHS360.28	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS91,890.18	$12,651.72 MGA57,540,536	+58.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 GHS103.87	$17.17 MGA78,091	+89.9%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 6.4% less for housing

	Ghana	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.58 GHS569.47	$60.23 MGA273,949	+21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$320.05 GHS3,676.14	$257.49 MGA1,171,082	-19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$117.55 GHS1,350.22	$71.69 MGA326,059	-39.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.36 GHS463.58	$44.95 MGA204,418	+11.4%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 6.3% more for childcare

	Ghana	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$108.94 GHS1,251.28	$46.54 MGA211,667	-57.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,083.57 GHS58,391.25	$8,634.52 MGA39,270,131	+69.9%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 GHS17.02	$0.82 MGA3,713	-44.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 GHS30.60	$1.33 MGA6,046	-50.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 GHS16.09	$1.73 MGA7,886	+23.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.05 GHS345.13	$29.94 MGA136,180	-0.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 GHS110.92	$6.47 MGA29,441	-33.0%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 36.2% more for clothing

	Ghana	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.64 GHS191.18	$19.48 MGA88,581	+17.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.33 GHS221.98	$17.20 MGA78,248	-11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.23 GHS381.70	$70.84 MGA322,182	+113.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.14 GHS506.96	$55.48 MGA252,314	+25.7%
Average			+36.2%

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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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