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Madagascar vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 26.1% cheaper than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.7% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 39.3% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 67.1% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 13.9% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.7% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 64.2% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.7% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	$3.04 MGA13,565	-74.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,490.49	$4.73 MGA21,097	-58.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.81	$0.82 MGA3,657	-59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.36	$0.62 MGA2,776	-58.5%
Average			-62.7%

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pay 39.3% less for groceries

	Haiti	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.27	$0.88 MGA3,910	-64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG654.53	$5.36 MGA23,916	+7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG743.30	$3.89 MGA17,345	-31.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.92	$1.97 MGA8,790	-29.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG904.34	$2.63 MGA11,752	-61.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.89	$0.64 MGA2,859	-71.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.25	$0.33 MGA1,481	-39.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.38	$0.57 MGA2,524	+24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.38	$0.41 MGA1,823	-9.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.89	$0.29 MGA1,279	-87.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.26	$0.40 MGA1,805	-68.1%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Haiti	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.79	$4.44 MGA19,804	+3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,618.13	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,720.29	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	-63.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.64	$17.17 MGA76,588	+379.6%
Average			+106.4%

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pay 67.1% less for housing

	Haiti	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,727.93	$60.23 MGA268,678	-63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,124.73	$257.49 MGA1,148,552	-71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,506.60	$71.69 MGA319,786	-91.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,010.48	$44.95 MGA200,485	-41.2%
Average			-67.1%

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pay 13.9% less for childcare

	Haiti	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,090.63	$46.54 MGA207,595	-53.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG899,038.47	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	+25.7%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG654.53	$0.82 MGA3,642	-83.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.69	$1.33 MGA5,930	-19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.81	$1.73 MGA7,734	-13.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,103.43	$29.94 MGA133,560	-56.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,309.06	$6.47 MGA28,875	-35.3%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 64.2% less for clothing

	Haiti	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,472.50	$19.48 MGA86,877	-75.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,817.97	$17.20 MGA76,743	-77.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,708.76	$70.84 MGA315,983	-41.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,635.94	$55.48 MGA247,460	-63.0%
Average			-64.2%

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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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