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Madagascar vs. Republic of the Congo Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 43.1% cheaper than Republic of the Congo overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.7% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 48.8% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 14.8% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 61.6% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 20.8% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.4% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 40.9% less in Madagascar

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and childcare are lower in Madagascar.

Madagascar vs. Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

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pay 56.7% less for restaurants

	Republic of the Congo	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.06 FCFA7,299	$3.04 MGA13,451	-76.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 FCFA5,234	$4.73 MGA20,920	-49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA769	$0.82 MGA3,626	-40.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 FCFA876	$0.62 MGA2,753	-60.3%
Average			-56.7%

Republic of the Congo vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.8% less for groceries

	Republic of the Congo	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 FCFA1,408	$0.88 MGA3,877	-65.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 FCFA2,604	$5.36 MGA23,715	+15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.84 FCFA4,940	$3.89 MGA17,199	-56.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 FCFA1,714	$1.97 MGA8,716	-35.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 FCFA1,761	$2.63 MGA11,653	-16.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA604	$0.64 MGA2,835	-40.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 FCFA597	$0.33 MGA1,469	-68.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,032	$0.57 MGA2,503	-69.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 FCFA713	$0.41 MGA1,808	-68.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 FCFA608	$0.29 MGA1,268	-73.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA543	$0.40 MGA1,790	-58.3%
Average			-48.8%

Republic of the Congo vs. Madagascar - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.8% less for transportation

	Republic of the Congo	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FCFA2,841	$4.44 MGA19,637	-12.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.59 FCFA12,625	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,895.05 FCFA18,384,370	$12,651.72 MGA55,957,976	-61.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.24 FCFA7,400	$17.17 MGA75,943	+29.7%
Average			-14.8%

Republic of the Congo vs. Madagascar - Cost of transportation

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pay 61.6% less for housing

	Republic of the Congo	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.34 FCFA36,516	$60.23 MGA266,414	-7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$988.85 FCFA552,647	$257.49 MGA1,138,873	-74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.90 FCFA220,144	$71.69 MGA317,091	-81.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.94 FCFA146,951	$44.95 MGA198,795	-82.9%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 20.8% less for childcare

	Republic of the Congo	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.92 FCFA169,853	$46.54 MGA205,845	-84.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,033.33 FCFA3,371,907	$8,634.52 MGA38,190,069	+43.1%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 58.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Republic of the Congo	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.10 FCFA1,734	$0.82 MGA3,611	-73.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 FCFA2,655	$1.33 MGA5,880	-72.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 FCFA2,189	$1.73 MGA7,669	-55.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.17 FCFA35,305	$29.94 MGA132,435	-52.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.42 FCFA5,824	$6.47 MGA28,632	-37.9%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 40.9% less for clothing

	Republic of the Congo	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.67 FCFA23,287	$19.48 MGA86,145	-53.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.42 FCFA22,588	$17.20 MGA76,096	-57.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.11 FCFA50,920	$70.84 MGA313,320	-22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 FCFA44,710	$55.48 MGA245,375	-30.7%
Average			-40.9%

Republic of the Congo vs. Madagascar - Cost of clothing

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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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