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Madagascar vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 25.8% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.1% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 59.7% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 10.3% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 42.1% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.5% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.1% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,327.59	$3.04 MGA13,832	-59.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,947.13	$4.73 MGA21,511	-57.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD354.02	$0.82 MGA3,728	-59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD354.02	$0.62 MGA2,831	-68.9%
Average			-61.1%

Liberia vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.7% less for groceries

	Liberia	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD317.07	$0.88 MGA3,987	-51.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,045.33	$5.36 MGA24,385	-9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,418.12	$3.89 MGA17,685	-51.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD637.24	$1.97 MGA8,963	-45.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD951.44	$2.63 MGA11,982	-51.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD131.41	$0.64 MGA2,915	-13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD678.55	$0.33 MGA1,510	-91.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD826.06	$0.57 MGA2,574	-87.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD885.06	$0.41 MGA1,859	-91.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD182.30	$0.29 MGA1,304	-72.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD855.56	$0.40 MGA1,841	-91.6%
Average			-59.7%

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pay 10.3% more for transportation

	Liberia	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD830.78	$4.44 MGA20,192	-5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,540.24	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,218,835.26	$12,651.72 MGA57,540,536	+0.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,246.63	$17.17 MGA78,091	+35.3%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 42.1% less for housing

	Liberia	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD16,506.36	$60.23 MGA273,949	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD118,008.06	$257.49 MGA1,171,082	-61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,816.15	$71.69 MGA326,059	-24.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,092.85	$44.95 MGA204,418	-47.3%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD22,893.54	$46.54 MGA211,667	-64.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD158,248.54	$8,634.52 MGA39,270,131	+865.8%
Average			+400.9%

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pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD531.04	$0.82 MGA3,713	-72.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD590.04	$1.33 MGA6,046	-60.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD885.06	$1.73 MGA7,886	-65.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,497.17	$29.94 MGA136,180	-60.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,725.82	$6.47 MGA29,441	-33.6%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Liberia	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,259.22	$19.48 MGA88,581	+5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD5,974.16	$17.20 MGA78,248	-49.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD9,956.93	$70.84 MGA322,182	+25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,169.58	$55.48 MGA252,314	-19.3%
Average			-9.2%

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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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