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Madagascar vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 15.1% more expensive than Sudan overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 38.3% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 18.6% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 33.4% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 21.9% more in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8% less for restaurants

	Sudan	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$3.04 MGA13,565	-59.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$4.73 MGA21,097	-36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG365.59	$0.82 MGA3,657	+34.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 SDG255.54	$0.62 MGA2,776	+46.5%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 38.3% less for groceries

	Sudan	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 SDG812.06	$0.88 MGA3,910	-35.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.23 SDG4,351.00	$5.36 MGA23,916	-25.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,687.65	$3.89 MGA17,345	-36.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,716.50	$1.97 MGA8,790	-30.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 SDG1,773.57	$2.63 MGA11,752	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.24 SDG1,345.11	$0.64 MGA2,859	-71.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 SDG341.97	$0.33 MGA1,481	-41.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 SDG691.83	$0.57 MGA2,524	-50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 SDG510.40	$0.41 MGA1,823	-51.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG360.22	$0.29 MGA1,279	-52.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 SDG286.09	$0.40 MGA1,805	-14.9%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 18.6% more for transportation

	Sudan	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03 SDG3,025.12	$4.44 MGA19,804	-11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.52 SDG6,929.49	$17.17 MGA76,588	+49.0%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 33.4% less for housing

	Sudan	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,193.66	$60.23 MGA268,678	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$613.36 SDG368,938.67	$257.49 MGA1,148,552	-58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$290.18 SDG174,541.94	$71.69 MGA319,786	-75.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,729.50	$44.95 MGA200,485	+13.9%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Sudan	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.25 SDG54,286.37	$46.54 MGA207,595	-48.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,960.95 SDG1,179,510.34	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	+340.3%
Average			+146.0%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Sudan	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,203.00	$0.82 MGA3,642	-59.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 SDG1,231.10	$1.33 MGA5,930	-35.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.50 SDG902.25	$1.73 MGA7,734	+15.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,050.00	$29.94 MGA133,560	-10.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$6.47 MGA28,875	+61.8%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 21.9% more for clothing

	Sudan	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.83 SDG8,922.58	$19.48 MGA86,877	+31.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$17.20 MGA76,743
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,082.50	$70.84 MGA315,983	+28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 SDG31,578.75	$55.48 MGA247,460	+5.7%
Average			+21.9%

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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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