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Madagascar vs. Senegal Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 41.4% cheaper than Senegal overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 38.2% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 38.1% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 47.9% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 32.1% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 55.0% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Senegal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.0% less for restaurants

	Senegal	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,778	$3.04 MGA12,597	-38.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,909	$4.73 MGA19,591	-54.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA505	$0.82 MGA3,396	-8.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA613	$0.62 MGA2,578	-42.7%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 38.2% less for groceries

	Senegal	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA361	$0.88 MGA3,631	+37.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,636	$5.36 MGA22,209	-16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,391	$3.89 MGA16,107	-59.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,586	$1.97 MGA8,163	-29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,483	$2.63 MGA10,913	-40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA718	$0.64 MGA2,655	-49.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA481	$0.33 MGA1,375	-61.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA684	$0.57 MGA2,344	-53.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA553	$0.41 MGA1,693	-58.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA392	$0.29 MGA1,188	-58.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA331	$0.40 MGA1,677	-30.9%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 38.1% less for transportation

	Senegal	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,785	$4.44 MGA18,390	-33.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA45,451	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	$12,651.72 MGA52M	-65.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,363	$17.17 MGA71,121	-14.7%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 47.9% less for housing

	Senegal	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,432	$60.23 MGA249K	+24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA531K	$257.49 MGA1M	-72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA206K	$71.69 MGA297K	-80.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA67,453	$44.95 MGA186K	-62.4%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 32.1% less for childcare

	Senegal	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA152K	$46.54 MGA193K	-82.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	$8,634.52 MGA36M	+18.5%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Senegal	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,515	$0.82 MGA3,382	-69.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,526	$1.33 MGA5,507	-70.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,010	$1.73 MGA7,182	-3.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA28,280	$29.94 MGA124K	-40.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,050	$6.47 MGA26,814	-27.6%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 55.0% less for clothing

	Senegal	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,543	$19.48 MGA80,675	-62.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,934	$17.20 MGA71,264	-63.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA62,284	$70.84 MGA293K	-35.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA74,068	$55.48 MGA230K	-57.7%
Average			-55.0%

Senegal 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: March 2026

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