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Madagascar vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 15.7% cheaper than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.2% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 46.9% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 5.5% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 67.6% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 35.7% more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.9% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 28.3% more in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.2% less for restaurants

	Guinea	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,446	$3.04 MGA13,565	-39.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,622	$4.73 MGA21,097	-56.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,076	$0.82 MGA3,657	-49.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,427	$0.62 MGA2,776	-48.1%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 46.9% less for groceries

	Guinea	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,477	$0.88 MGA3,910	-33.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,629	$5.36 MGA23,916	-42.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,395	$3.89 MGA17,345	-52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,287	$1.97 MGA8,790	-50.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,634	$2.63 MGA11,752	-7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,057	$0.64 MGA2,859	-49.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,606	$0.33 MGA1,481	-70.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,985	$0.57 MGA2,524	-38.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,151	$0.41 MGA1,823	-68.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,272	$0.29 MGA1,279	-60.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,272	$0.40 MGA1,805	-43.9%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	Guinea	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,716	$4.44 MGA19,804	-15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF247,556	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF286,744,750	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	-61.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF77,032	$17.17 MGA76,588	+93.7%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 67.6% less for housing

	Guinea	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,608,869	$60.23 MGA268,678	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,478,696	$257.49 MGA1,148,552	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,763,082	$71.69 MGA319,786	-77.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,153,806	$44.95 MGA200,485	-66.2%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 35.7% more for childcare

	Guinea	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$46.54 MGA207,595
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,284,830	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	+35.7%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,723	$0.82 MGA3,642	-67.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,807	$1.33 MGA5,930	-59.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,101	$1.73 MGA7,734	+49.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF775,508	$29.94 MGA133,560	-66.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,206	$6.47 MGA28,875	+59.8%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 28.3% more for clothing

	Guinea	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,785	$19.48 MGA86,877	-2.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF217,231	$17.20 MGA76,743	-31.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF260,677	$70.84 MGA315,983	+136.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF434,462	$55.48 MGA247,460	+11.0%
Average			+28.3%

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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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