Cost of living comparison
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Morocco vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary
Morocco is 7.4% more expensive than Madagascar overall.
Morocco vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Morocco instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 16.3% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
MGA12,217
|
$3.66
MAD35.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.65
MGA25,453
|
$6.44
MAD62.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
MGA3,563
|
$0.67
MAD6.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
MGA1,968
|
$0.38
MAD3.69
|
|
Madagascar vs. Morocco - Cost of restaurants
pay 0.4% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
MGA4,618
|
$0.59
MAD5.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
MGA19,053
|
$4.47
MAD43.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
MGA16,668
|
$3.27
MAD31.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MGA9,239
|
$1.78
MAD17.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
MGA9,115
|
$2.59
MAD25.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
MGA2,217
|
$0.64
MAD6.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.26
MGA1,155
|
$0.59
MAD5.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
MGA2,117
|
$0.36
MAD3.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,748
|
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
MGA1,193
|
$0.31
MAD2.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MGA1,963
|
$0.32
MAD3.09
|
|
Madagascar vs. Morocco - Cost of groceries
pay 39.3% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
MGA19,774
|
$5.45
MAD53.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.07
MAD166.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,971.37
MGA54M
|
$31,782.91
MAD309K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.65
MGA88,575
|
$5.89
MAD57.27
|
|
Madagascar vs. Morocco - Cost of transportation
pay 9.5% less for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.15
MGA258K
|
$35.16
MAD342.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.82
MGA1M
|
$283.95
MAD2,762.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$150.37
MGA678K
|
$183.27
MAD1,783.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.66
MGA255K
|
$29.10
MAD283.17
|
|
Madagascar vs. Morocco - Cost of housing
pay 26.6% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.03
MGA113K
|
$115.97
MAD1,128.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,998.31
MGA68M
|
$5,191.04
MAD50,507.06
|
|
Madagascar vs. Morocco - Cost of childcare
pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,581
|
$3.85
MAD37.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
MGA7,447
|
$1.63
MAD15.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
MGA7,127
|
$3.92
MAD38.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.61
MGA133K
|
$22.99
MAD223.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.65
MGA25,453
|
$5.57
MAD54.22
|
|
Madagascar vs. Morocco - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 8.7% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.03
MGA131K
|
$32.07
MAD312.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.67
MGA125K
|
$40.76
MAD396.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.50
MGA349K
|
$74.03
MAD720.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.58
MGA314K
|
$62.59
MAD608.95
|
|
Madagascar vs. Morocco - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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