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Madagascar vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 7.2% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 13.2% more in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 25.4% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 6.6% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.2% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$3.04 MGA13,565	+0.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$4.73 MGA21,097	-24.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.82 MGA3,657	-53.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.62 MGA2,776	-71.2%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$0.88 MGA3,910	+217.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$5.36 MGA23,916	+94.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$3.89 MGA17,345	-27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$1.97 MGA8,790	-11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$2.63 MGA11,752	+5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$0.64 MGA2,859	-36.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.33 MGA1,481	-60.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.57 MGA2,524	-13.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.41 MGA1,823	-8.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.29 MGA1,279	-18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.40 MGA1,805	+3.1%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Mauritania	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$4.44 MGA19,804	-17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	+67.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$17.17 MGA76,588	+341.1%
Average			+130.6%

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pay 25.4% less for housing

	Mauritania	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$60.23 MGA268,678	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$257.49 MGA1,148,552	+14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$71.69 MGA319,786	-55.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$44.95 MGA200,485	-59.7%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 6.6% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$46.54 MGA207,595	-36.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	+23.1%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$0.82 MGA3,642	-58.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$1.33 MGA5,930	-42.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$1.73 MGA7,734	-31.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$29.94 MGA133,560	-65.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$6.47 MGA28,875	+58.6%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$19.48 MGA86,877	-4.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$17.20 MGA76,743	-17.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$70.84 MGA315,983	+2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$55.48 MGA247,460	+33.9%
Average			+3.5%

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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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