Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 9.6% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.9% more in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 18.4% more in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 13.9% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 4.4% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.0% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 49.5% less in Tanzania

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

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Tanzania vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.9% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$3.17 TZS8,366.70	+16.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$7.47 TZS19,722.96	+32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$0.55 TZS1,445.16	-30.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$0.43 TZS1,140.98	-1.0%
Average			+13.9%

Madagascar vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.4% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$0.70 TZS1,858.52	-31.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$3.75 TZS9,899.69	-11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$4.51 TZS11,898.18	+21.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$2.16 TZS5,712.95	+5.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$2.10 TZS5,554.43	+4.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$1.15 TZS3,026.25	+133.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.48 TZS1,255.64	+85.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$0.39 TZS1,027.93	-17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$0.42 TZS1,115.26	+8.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$0.39 TZS1,016.48	+45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$0.60 TZS1,581.71	+37.6%
Average			+18.4%

Madagascar vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.9% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$5.01 TZS13,219.82	+14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$14.80 TZS39,073.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$16,811.26 TZS44M	+40.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$11.84 TZS31,246.66	-39.8%
Average			+13.9%

Madagascar vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.4% less for housing

	Madagascar	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$37.49 TZS98,965.48	-34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$332.29 TZS877K	+2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$156.95 TZS414K	+4.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$40.75 TZS108K	-28.1%
Average			-4.4%

Madagascar vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Madagascar	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$568.94 TZS2M	+2172.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$10,482.41 TZS28M	-30.1%
Average			+298.5%

Madagascar vs. Tanzania - Cost of childcare

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pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$1.19 TZS3,131.87	+16.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$1.93 TZS5,103.75	+17.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$1.81 TZS4,785.96	+14.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$59.09 TZS156K	+99.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$5.79 TZS15,284.87	+2.5%
Average			+29.0%

Madagascar vs. Tanzania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 49.5% less for clothing

	Madagascar	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$12.08 TZS31,893.71	-58.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$21.51 TZS56,774.15	-22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$29.89 TZS78,899.37	-61.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$36.21 TZS95,597.65	-48.0%
Average			-49.5%

Madagascar vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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