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Madagascar vs. Oman Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 21.9% cheaper than Oman overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.3% more in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 19.1% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 29.9% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 41.4% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 35.5% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.1% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 35.2% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Oman Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.3% more for restaurants

	Oman	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$3.04 MGA13,832	-41.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.15 OMR3.520	$4.73 MGA21,511	-48.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 OMR0.290	$0.82 MGA3,728	+8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 OMR0.100	$0.62 MGA2,831	+130.6%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 19.1% less for groceries

	Oman	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 OMR0.420	$0.88 MGA3,987	-19.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.01 OMR1.160	$5.36 MGA24,385	+78.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 OMR2.670	$3.89 MGA17,685	-44.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 OMR0.970	$1.97 MGA8,963	-22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 OMR0.940	$2.63 MGA11,982	+8.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 OMR0.400	$0.64 MGA2,915	-38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 OMR0.280	$0.33 MGA1,510	-54.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$0.57 MGA2,574	-28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 OMR0.200	$0.41 MGA1,859	-21.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 OMR0.200	$0.29 MGA1,304	-44.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.210	$0.40 MGA1,841	-24.2%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 29.9% more for transportation

	Oman	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.34 OMR0.900	$4.44 MGA20,192	+89.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.22 OMR22.000	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,546.38 OMR7,899.980	$12,651.72 MGA57,540,536	-38.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.42 OMR4.770	$17.17 MGA78,091	+38.3%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 41.4% less for housing

	Oman	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.18 OMR29.670	$60.23 MGA273,949	-22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.40 OMR142.800	$257.49 MGA1,171,082	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$285.37 OMR109.720	$71.69 MGA326,059	-74.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.57 OMR27.900	$44.95 MGA204,418	-38.1%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 35.5% less for childcare

	Oman	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.29 OMR78.930	$46.54 MGA211,667	-77.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,131.38 OMR3,126.480	$8,634.52 MGA39,270,131	+6.2%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 64.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Oman	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.66 OMR4.100	$0.82 MGA3,713	-92.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.37 OMR2.070	$1.33 MGA6,046	-75.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.01 OMR2.310	$1.73 MGA7,886	-71.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.23 OMR23.160	$29.94 MGA136,180	-50.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.49 OMR3.650	$6.47 MGA29,441	-31.8%
Average			-64.1%

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pay 35.2% less for clothing

	Oman	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.73 OMR19.120	$19.48 MGA88,581	-60.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 OMR15.640	$17.20 MGA78,248	-57.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.16 OMR29.670	$70.84 MGA322,182	-8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.62 OMR24.840	$55.48 MGA252,314	-14.1%
Average			-35.2%

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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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