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Madagascar vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 30.9% more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants
pay 12.5% less in Madagascar
Groceries
pay 37.6% less in Madagascar
Transportation
pay 36.4% more in Madagascar
Housing
pay 75.6% more in Madagascar
Childcare
pay 3.8 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.0% more in Madagascar
Clothing
pay 2.6 times more in Madagascar

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

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Madagascar vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 12.5% less for restaurants

 
Somalia
Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.33
SOS1,908
$2.71
MGA12,217
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.00
SOS2,862
$5.65
MGA25,453
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.04
SOS595
$0.79
MGA3,563
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pay 37.6% less for groceries

 
Somalia
Madagascar
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.35
SOS775
$1.02
MGA4,618
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.50
SOS1,431
$4.23
MGA19,053
Milk (1 gallon) $7.02
SOS4,020
$3.70
MGA16,668
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pay 36.4% more for transportation

 
Somalia
Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.57
SOS2,041
$4.39
MGA19,774
Monthly public transit pass $12.17
SOS6,968
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $10,000.00
SOS6M
$11,971.37
MGA54M
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pay 75.6% more for housing

 
Somalia
Madagascar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $39.56
SOS22,639
$57.15
MGA258K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $143.33
SOS82,036
$325.82
MGA1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $77.50
SOS44,357
$150.37
MGA678K
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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

 
Somalia
Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $51.67
SOS29,571
$25.03
MGA113K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $515.00
SOS295K
$14,998.31
MGA68M
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pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Somalia
Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.02
MGA4,581
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.67
SOS954
$1.65
MGA7,447
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.00
SOS572
$1.58
MGA7,127
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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

 
Somalia
Madagascar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $12.50
SOS7,154
$29.03
MGA131K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $16.33
SOS9,348
$27.67
MGA125K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $18.50
SOS10,588
$77.50
MGA349K
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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