Madagascar vs. Guam Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar vs. Guam Cost Breakdown

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

pay 74.1% less for restaurants

 
Guam
Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
 
$2.71
MGA12,341
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$15.00
 
$5.65
MGA25,711
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.00
 
$0.79
MGA3,600

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pay 80.9% less for groceries

 
Guam
Madagascar
Bread
1 loaf
$6.75
 
$1.02
MGA4,665
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.23
MGA19,247
Milk (1 gallon) $12.82
 
$3.70
MGA16,838

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pay 17.3% less for transportation

 
Guam
Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.30
 
$4.39
MGA19,975
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $11,971.37
MGA55M

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pay 86.7% less for housing

 
Guam
Madagascar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$86.25
 
$57.15
MGA260K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,850.00
 
$325.82
MGA1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,000.00
 
$150.37
MGA685K

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pay 95.5% less for childcare

 
Guam
Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $560.00
 
$25.03
MGA114K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $14,998.31
MGA68M

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pay 78.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Guam
Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.50
 
$1.02
MGA4,628
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.50
 
$1.65
MGA7,522
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.25
 
$1.58
MGA7,199

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Guam
Madagascar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $29.03
MGA132K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $27.67
MGA126K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $77.50
MGA353K

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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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