Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

compared to

Namibia

Namibia vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 59.6% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 79.3% more in Namibia
Groceries: pay 87.5% more in Namibia
Transportation: pay 24.8% more in Namibia
Housing: pay 66.4% more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 72.0% more in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.2% more in Namibia
Clothing: pay 37.8% more in Namibia

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

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Namibia vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.3% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$8.82 NAD145.17	+225.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$5.59 NAD92.05	-1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$0.84 NAD13.75	+5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$0.73 NAD11.99	+66.8%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 87.5% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$1.07 NAD17.57	+4.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$4.52 NAD74.42	+6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$6.75 NAD111.16	+82.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$2.40 NAD39.55	+17.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$2.90 NAD47.68	+43.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$1.19 NAD19.52	+141.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.83 NAD13.69	+224.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$0.84 NAD13.75	+77.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$0.88 NAD14.45	+126.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$1.00 NAD16.41	+276.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$1.08 NAD17.85	+149.0%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 24.8% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$5.02 NAD82.67	+14.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$39.08 NAD643.38
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$23,990.15 NAD395K	+100.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$8.03 NAD132.14	-59.2%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 66.4% more for housing

	Madagascar	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$50.44 NAD830.34	-11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$460.71 NAD7,584.44	+41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$348.00 NAD5,728.91	+131.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$74.69 NAD1,229.57	+31.8%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 72.0% more for childcare

	Madagascar	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	+732.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	-64.5%
Average			+72.0%

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pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$1.66 NAD27.33	+63.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$2.07 NAD34.09	+25.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$3.31 NAD54.44	+109.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$39.58 NAD651.63	+33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$5.41 NAD89.08	-4.2%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 37.8% more for clothing

	Madagascar	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$60.50 NAD996.00	+108.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$34.63 NAD570.13	+25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	+15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$83.42 NAD1,373.37	+19.9%
Average			+37.8%

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