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Madagascar vs. Libya Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 4.1 times more expensive than Libya overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 46.7% more in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 15.0 times more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 79.8% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.9% more in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 1.7% less in Madagascar

The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Madagascar are more expensive than in Libya. Notably, transportation, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Madagascar.

Madagascar vs. Libya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Libya	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.46 LYD18.740	$3.04 MGA13,832	-12.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.94 LYD21.330	$4.73 MGA21,511	+20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 LYD2.390	$0.82 MGA3,728	+85.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.11 LYD0.620	$0.62 MGA2,831	+447.3%
Average			+135.3%

Libya vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.7% more for groceries

	Libya	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.26 LYD1.390	$0.88 MGA3,987	+241.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.74 LYD14.840	$5.36 MGA24,385	+95.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 LYD18.150	$3.89 MGA17,685	+16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 LYD8.600	$1.97 MGA8,963	+24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.55 LYD8.390	$2.63 MGA11,982	+70.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 LYD4.330	$0.64 MGA2,915	-19.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LYD3.570	$0.33 MGA1,510	-49.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 LYD2.580	$0.57 MGA2,574	+18.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 LYD1.350	$0.41 MGA1,859	+64.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 LYD1.620	$0.29 MGA1,304	-4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 LYD1.400	$0.40 MGA1,841	+56.7%
Average			+46.7%

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pay 15.0 times more for transportation

	Libya	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.11 LYD0.570	$4.44 MGA20,192	+4122.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.94 LYD173.160	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,814.63 LYD80,306.780	$12,651.72 MGA57,540,536	-14.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.58 LYD46.510	$17.17 MGA78,091	+100.1%
Average			+1402.6%

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pay 79.8% more for housing

	Libya	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.27 LYD169.520	$60.23 MGA273,949	+92.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.68 LYD1,131.210	$257.49 MGA1,171,082	+23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$106.58 LYD577.760	$71.69 MGA326,059	-32.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.39 LYD72.570	$44.95 MGA204,418	+235.7%
Average			+79.8%

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Libya	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.00 LYD265.600	$46.54 MGA211,667	-5.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$880.34 LYD4,772.120	$8,634.52 MGA39,270,131	+880.8%
Average			+437.9%

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pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Libya	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.65 LYD3.510	$0.82 MGA3,713	+26.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.49 LYD2.670	$1.33 MGA6,046	+169.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.22 LYD12.050	$1.73 MGA7,886	-22.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.03 LYD130.250	$29.94 MGA136,180	+24.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.02 LYD21.790	$6.47 MGA29,441	+61.0%
Average			+51.9%

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pay 1.7% less for clothing

	Libya	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.67 LYD150.010	$19.48 MGA88,581	-29.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.21 LYD152.930	$17.20 MGA78,248	-39.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.69 LYD242.260	$70.84 MGA322,182	+58.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.64 LYD290.750	$55.48 MGA252,314	+3.4%
Average			-1.7%

Libya vs. Madagascar - Cost of clothing

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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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