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Madagascar vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 2.2% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.8% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 46.3% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 23.3% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 10.0% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 35.4% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.8% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD386.29	$3.04 MGA13,565	-69.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD440.45	$4.73 MGA21,097	-58.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.98	$0.82 MGA3,657	-31.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.54	$0.62 MGA2,776	-23.8%
Average			-45.8%

Suriname vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.3% less for groceries

	Suriname	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.88	$0.88 MGA3,910	-32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD240.85	$5.36 MGA23,916	-14.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD259.08	$3.89 MGA17,345	-42.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD131.30	$1.97 MGA8,790	-42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.45	$2.63 MGA11,752	+4.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.56	$0.64 MGA2,859	-68.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.25	$0.33 MGA1,481	-63.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.94	$0.57 MGA2,524	-60.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.95	$0.41 MGA1,823	-83.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.79	$0.29 MGA1,279	-51.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.96	$0.40 MGA1,805	-56.5%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 23.3% less for transportation

	Suriname	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.65	$4.44 MGA19,804	+4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,476.61	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD965,725.00	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	-49.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD888.47	$17.17 MGA76,588	-25.3%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 10.0% more for housing

	Suriname	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,127.62	$60.23 MGA268,678	+106.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,489.54	$257.49 MGA1,148,552	-49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,385.62	$71.69 MGA319,786	-67.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,158.72	$44.95 MGA200,485	+49.8%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,434.66	$46.54 MGA207,595	-26.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD74,242.13	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	+349.3%
Average			+161.6%

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pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.84	$0.82 MGA3,642	-75.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.42	$1.33 MGA5,930	-50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD218.04	$1.73 MGA7,734	-69.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD487.75	$29.94 MGA133,560	+137.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD193.14	$6.47 MGA28,875	+29.5%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 35.4% less for clothing

	Suriname	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,402.07	$19.48 MGA86,877	-46.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,098.67	$17.20 MGA76,743	-39.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,913.19	$70.84 MGA315,983	-6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,270.93	$55.48 MGA247,460	-49.8%
Average			-35.4%

Suriname 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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