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Azerbaijan vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Azerbaijan is 54.5% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% more in Azerbaijan
Groceries: pay 11.5% less in Azerbaijan
Transportation: pay 19.5% less in Azerbaijan
Housing: pay 22.1% more in Azerbaijan
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Azerbaijan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.6% more in Azerbaijan
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Azerbaijan

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

Azerbaijan vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.0% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Azerbaijan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.04 MGA13,565	$7.06 AZN12.00	+132.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.73 MGA21,097	$6.27 AZN10.67	+32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MGA3,657	$0.80 AZN1.36	-2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MGA2,776	$0.50 AZN0.86	-18.9%
Average			+36.0%

Madagascar vs. Azerbaijan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.5% less for groceries

	Madagascar	Azerbaijan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 MGA3,910	$0.41 AZN0.70	-53.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 MGA23,916	$1.90 AZN3.23	-64.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.89 MGA17,345	$4.75 AZN8.08	+22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 MGA8,790	$1.38 AZN2.35	-29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 MGA11,752	$1.76 AZN2.99	-33.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MGA2,859	$0.41 AZN0.70	-35.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,481	$0.68 AZN1.16	+105.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MGA2,524	$0.52 AZN0.88	-8.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 MGA1,823	$0.53 AZN0.89	+28.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 MGA1,279	$0.26 AZN0.43	-10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MGA1,805	$0.22 AZN0.37	-46.3%
Average			-11.5%

Madagascar vs. Azerbaijan - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.5% less for transportation

	Madagascar	Azerbaijan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 MGA19,804	$2.42 AZN4.11	-45.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.65 AZN30.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	$20,294.12 AZN34,500.00	+60.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.17 MGA76,588	$4.56 AZN7.75	-73.4%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 22.1% more for housing

	Madagascar	Azerbaijan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.23 MGA268,678	$13.67 AZN23.24	-77.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$257.49 MGA1,148,552	$300.65 AZN511.11	+16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$71.69 MGA319,786	$190.20 AZN323.33	+165.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.95 MGA200,485	$37.54 AZN63.82	-16.5%
Average			+22.1%

Madagascar vs. Azerbaijan - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Madagascar	Azerbaijan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.54 MGA207,595	$226.94 AZN385.79	+387.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	$5,110.86 AZN8,688.46	-40.8%
Average			+173.4%

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pay 56.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Azerbaijan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.82 MGA3,642	$1.57 AZN2.67	+92.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.33 MGA5,930	$2.87 AZN4.87	+115.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.73 MGA7,734	$2.94 AZN5.00	+69.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.94 MGA133,560	$34.30 AZN58.31	+14.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 MGA28,875	$5.88 AZN10.00	-9.1%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Madagascar	Azerbaijan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.48 MGA86,877	$58.80 AZN99.96	+201.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.20 MGA76,743	$51.93 AZN88.27	+201.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.84 MGA315,983	$105.54 AZN179.42	+49.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.48 MGA247,460	$80.61 AZN137.03	+45.3%
Average			+124.5%

Madagascar vs. Azerbaijan - 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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