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Madagascar vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 0.5% more expensive than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% more in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 29.9% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 79.4% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 13.8% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 17.1% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.7% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.1% more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MYR13.13	$3.04 MGA13,832	-5.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 MYR17.99	$4.73 MGA21,511	+7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 MYR2.97	$0.82 MGA3,728	+12.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MYR1.60	$0.62 MGA2,831	+58.3%
Average			+18.1%

Malaysia vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.9% less for groceries

	Malaysia	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MYR4.15	$0.88 MGA3,987	-13.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.79 MYR31.76	$5.36 MGA24,385	-31.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 MYR27.18	$3.89 MGA17,685	-41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MYR8.10	$1.97 MGA8,963	-0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MYR7.89	$2.63 MGA11,982	+36.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 MYR5.22	$0.64 MGA2,915	-49.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MYR2.71	$0.33 MGA1,510	-50.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 MYR5.27	$0.57 MGA2,574	-56.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR2.99	$0.41 MGA1,859	-44.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.17	$0.29 MGA1,304	-46.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.39	$0.40 MGA1,841	-30.8%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 79.4% more for transportation

	Malaysia	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.86 MYR7.56	$4.44 MGA20,192	+139.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.26 MYR62.23	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,849.31 MYR146,157.64	$12,651.72 MGA57,540,536	-64.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.52 MYR26.57	$17.17 MGA78,091	+163.5%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 13.8% more for housing

	Malaysia	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.18 MYR110.82	$60.23 MGA273,949	+121.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$349.73 MYR1,425.86	$257.49 MGA1,171,082	-26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.40 MYR1,008.67	$71.69 MGA326,059	-71.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.37 MYR140.14	$44.95 MGA204,418	+30.8%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 17.1% less for childcare

	Malaysia	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.62 MYR695.62	$46.54 MGA211,667	-72.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,229.51 MYR25,397.70	$8,634.52 MGA39,270,131	+38.6%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.72 MYR15.17	$0.82 MGA3,713	-78.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.63 MYR10.70	$1.33 MGA6,046	-49.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.18 MYR17.03	$1.73 MGA7,886	-58.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.40 MYR148.40	$29.94 MGA136,180	-17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 MYR18.82	$6.47 MGA29,441	+40.3%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Malaysia	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.37 MYR242.06	$19.48 MGA88,581	-67.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.69 MYR121.03	$17.20 MGA78,248	-42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.68 MYR288.15	$70.84 MGA322,182	+0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.86 MYR231.82	$55.48 MGA252,314	-2.4%
Average			-27.9%

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