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Madagascar vs. Grenada Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 16.4% cheaper than Grenada overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.5% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 47.8% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 32.3% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 46.0% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.6% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 11.6% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Grenada Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.5% less for restaurants

	Grenada	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.18 EC$27.50	$3.04 MGA13,652	-70.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$4.73 MGA21,233	-48.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 EC$4.98	$0.82 MGA3,680	-55.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 EC$4.18	$0.62 MGA2,794	-59.7%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 47.8% less for groceries

	Grenada	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 EC$4.38	$0.88 MGA3,935	-45.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$5.36 MGA24,070	+7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.86 EC$48.26	$3.89 MGA17,456	-78.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 EC$10.41	$1.97 MGA8,847	-48.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 EC$9.52	$2.63 MGA11,827	-25.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$0.64 MGA2,877	-46.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.33 MGA1,491	-60.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$0.57 MGA2,540	-28.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.41 MGA1,835	-69.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.20 EC$5.94	$0.29 MGA1,287	-87.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.40 MGA1,817	-42.6%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 32.3% less for transportation

	Grenada	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.24 EC$14.17	$4.44 MGA19,931	-15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$12,651.72 MGA57M	-49.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.17 MGA77,079
Average			-32.3%

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pay 46.0% less for housing

	Grenada	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.49 EC$128.33	$60.23 MGA270K	+26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$597.05 EC$1,613.56	$257.49 MGA1M	-56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.53 EC$1,101.38	$71.69 MGA322K	-82.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.57 EC$425.84	$44.95 MGA202K	-71.5%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Grenada	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$46.54 MGA209K	-16.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$8,634.52 MGA39M	+270.4%
Average			+127.1%

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pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Grenada	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.82 MGA3,665	-58.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.62 EC$9.79	$1.33 MGA5,968	-63.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.73 MGA7,783	-53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.02 EC$97.35	$29.94 MGA134K	-16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.22 EC$27.63	$6.47 MGA29,060	-36.7%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 11.6% less for clothing

	Grenada	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$19.48 MGA87,434	-24.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$17.20 MGA77,235	-61.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$70.84 MGA318K	+66.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$55.48 MGA249K	-26.9%
Average			-11.6%

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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: January 2026

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