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Turkey vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 2.4 times more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.1% more in Turkey
Groceries: pay 11.5% more in Turkey
Transportation: pay 75.5% more in Turkey
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Turkey
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.9% more in Turkey
Clothing: pay 97.5% more in Turkey

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

Turkey vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.1% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.04 MGA13,619	$7.27 TRY308.88	+139.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.73 MGA21,181	$7.68 TRY326.10	+62.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MGA3,671	$1.18 TRY50.02	+43.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MGA2,787	$0.44 TRY18.87	-28.6%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 11.5% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 MGA3,926	$0.67 TRY28.42	-23.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 MGA24,011	$4.49 TRY190.94	-16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.89 MGA17,413	$3.45 TRY146.69	-11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 MGA8,825	$1.94 TRY82.50	-1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 MGA11,798	$2.46 TRY104.64	-6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MGA2,870	$0.62 TRY26.27	-3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,487	$0.96 TRY40.59	+187.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MGA2,534	$0.53 TRY22.42	-6.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 MGA1,830	$0.60 TRY25.33	+45.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 MGA1,284	$0.29 TRY12.38	+1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MGA1,813	$0.25 TRY10.51	-38.9%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 75.5% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 MGA19,882	$4.58 TRY194.69	+3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$29.01 TRY1,232.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,651.72 MGA56,656,041	$48,018.50 TRY2,040,109.16	+279.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.17 MGA76,890	$7.53 TRY320.04	-56.1%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Madagascar	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.23 MGA269,738	$13.68 TRY581.08	-77.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$257.49 MGA1,153,080	$515.16 TRY21,886.84	+100.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$71.69 MGA321,047	$348.65 TRY14,812.60	+386.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.95 MGA201,275	$46.83 TRY1,989.64	+4.2%
Average			+103.3%

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Madagascar	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.54 MGA208,413	$523.46 TRY22,239.76	+1024.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,634.52 MGA38,666,483	$10,105.64 TRY429,347.32	+17.0%
Average			+520.9%

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pay 93.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.82 MGA3,656	$2.98 TRY126.47	+264.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.33 MGA5,953	$2.92 TRY124.16	+119.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.73 MGA7,764	$2.10 TRY89.34	+21.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.94 MGA134,087	$52.68 TRY2,238.16	+75.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 MGA28,989	$5.69 TRY241.55	-12.2%
Average			+93.9%

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pay 97.5% more for clothing

	Madagascar	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.48 MGA87,220	$46.89 TRY1,992.09	+140.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.20 MGA77,045	$43.49 TRY1,847.76	+152.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.84 MGA317,229	$101.73 TRY4,322.15	+43.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.48 MGA248,436	$84.94 TRY3,608.65	+53.1%
Average			+97.5%

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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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