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Madagascar vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 39.5% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants
pay 48.5% more in Madagascar
Groceries
pay 22.9% less in Madagascar
Transportation
pay 25.5% more in Madagascar
Housing
pay 6.8% more in Madagascar
Childcare
pay 3.3 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.6% less in Madagascar
Clothing
pay 1.0% less in Madagascar

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

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Madagascar vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

pay 48.5% more for restaurants

 
Nigeria
Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.57
NGN3,473.12
$3.04
MGA12,659
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.75
NGN6,423.35
$4.73
MGA19,688
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.45
NGN612.85
$0.82
MGA3,412
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pay 22.9% less for groceries

 
Nigeria
Madagascar
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.26
NGN1,698.11
$0.88
MGA3,649
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.59
NGN3,499.32
$5.36
MGA22,319
Milk (1 gallon) $10.63
NGN14,379.25
$3.89
MGA16,186
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pay 25.5% more for transportation

 
Nigeria
Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.73
NGN3,693.57
$4.44
MGA18,481
Monthly public transit pass $32.19
NGN43,543.17
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,671.83
NGN31M
$12,651.72
MGA53M
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pay 6.8% more for housing

 
Nigeria
Madagascar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.67
NGN41,481.74
$60.23
MGA251K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $764.80
NGN1M
$257.49
MGA1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $524.95
NGN710K
$71.69
MGA298K
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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

 
Nigeria
Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $83.50
NGN113K
$46.54
MGA194K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,445.58
NGN2M
$8,634.52
MGA36M
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pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nigeria
Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.90
NGN1,217.62
$0.82
MGA3,398
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.33
NGN3,151.61
$1.33
MGA5,534
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.55
NGN2,096.43
$1.73
MGA7,217
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pay 1.0% less for clothing

 
Nigeria
Madagascar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $17.42
NGN23,567.50
$19.48
MGA81,074
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $29.27
NGN39,588.31
$17.20
MGA71,616
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $55.68
NGN75,315.68
$70.84
MGA295K
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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: March 2026

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