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Madagascar vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 2.1 times more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.0% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 56.6% more in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.5% more in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 29.2% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.0% less for restaurants

	Iran	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.73 IRR5M	$3.04 MGA12,627	-18.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.78 IRR5M	$4.73 MGA19,638	+25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 IRR1M	$0.82 MGA3,404	+4.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 IRR1M	$0.62 MGA2,584	-35.4%
Average			-6.0%

Iran vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.6% more for groceries

	Iran	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 IRR641K	$0.88 MGA3,640	+80.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 IRR3M	$5.36 MGA22,261	+143.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.58 IRR3M	$3.89 MGA16,145	+50.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.14 IRR2M	$1.97 MGA8,182	+73.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.32 IRR2M	$2.63 MGA10,939	+100.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 IRR537K	$0.64 MGA2,661	+57.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 IRR881K	$0.33 MGA1,379	-50.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 IRR574K	$0.57 MGA2,350	+30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 IRR370K	$0.41 MGA1,697	+46.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR339K	$0.29 MGA1,190	+11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR300K	$0.40 MGA1,680	+78.5%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Iran	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.59 IRR3M	$4.44 MGA18,434	+71.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.98 IRR13M	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,617.96 IRR88B	$12,651.72 MGA53M	-81.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.79 IRR4M	$17.17 MGA71,289	+515.5%
Average			+168.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Iran	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.37 IRR15M	$60.23 MGA250K	+429.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$329.21 IRR435M	$257.49 MGA1M	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.51 IRR309M	$71.69 MGA298K	-69.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.30 IRR15M	$44.95 MGA187K	+297.8%
Average			+159.1%

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Iran	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.32 IRR102M	$46.54 MGA193K	-39.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$991.86 IRR1B	$8,634.52 MGA36M	+770.5%
Average			+365.4%

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pay 78.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Iran	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 IRR1M	$0.82 MGA3,390	+1.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.11 IRR1M	$1.33 MGA5,520	+19.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.97 IRR3M	$1.73 MGA7,199	-12.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.85 IRR25M	$29.94 MGA124K	+58.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.53 IRR2M	$6.47 MGA26,877	+324.4%
Average			+78.5%

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pay 29.2% less for clothing

	Iran	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.89 IRR40M	$19.48 MGA80,866	-34.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.92 IRR38M	$17.20 MGA71,432	-40.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 IRR136M	$70.84 MGA294K	-31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.87 IRR82M	$55.48 MGA230K	-10.3%
Average			-29.2%

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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: March 2026

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