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Madagascar vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 12.3% cheaper than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.5% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 18.1% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 20.8% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 95.3% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 40.6% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.6% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 43.2% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.5% less for restaurants

	Romania	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON43.55	$3.04 MGA13,832	-69.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.42	$4.73 MGA21,511	-36.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.41	$0.82 MGA3,728	-57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.00	$0.62 MGA2,831	-61.5%
Average			-56.5%

Romania vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.1% less for groceries

	Romania	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.12	$0.88 MGA3,987	-25.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.40	$5.36 MGA24,385	+33.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON24.32	$3.89 MGA17,685	-30.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.20	$1.97 MGA8,963	-35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.58	$2.63 MGA11,982	-9.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.20	$0.64 MGA2,915	+26.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.02	$0.33 MGA1,510	-52.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.05	$0.57 MGA2,574	-19.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.03	$0.41 MGA1,859	-56.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.70	$0.29 MGA1,304	-27.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.80	$0.40 MGA1,841	-2.5%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 20.8% more for transportation

	Romania	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.11	$4.44 MGA20,192	-26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON101.96	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON118,526.69	$12,651.72 MGA57,540,536	-53.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON30.69	$17.17 MGA78,091	+142.5%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 95.3% more for housing

	Romania	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON40.06	$60.23 MGA273,949	+551.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,691.64	$257.49 MGA1,171,082	-34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,253.48	$71.69 MGA326,059	-75.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON504.68	$44.95 MGA204,418	-61.4%
Average			+95.3%

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pay 40.6% less for childcare

	Romania	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,281.88	$46.54 MGA211,667	-91.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON34,047.79	$8,634.52 MGA39,270,131	+9.9%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.17	$0.82 MGA3,713	-65.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON10.85	$1.33 MGA6,046	-46.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON25.49	$1.73 MGA7,886	-70.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON182.93	$29.94 MGA136,180	-29.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON29.93	$6.47 MGA29,441	-6.2%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 43.2% less for clothing

	Romania	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON289.04	$19.48 MGA88,581	-70.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON166.91	$17.20 MGA78,248	-55.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON338.72	$70.84 MGA322,182	-9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON384.00	$55.48 MGA252,314	-37.4%
Average			-43.2%

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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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