Cost of living comparison

Swaziland

compared to

Madagascar

Madagascar vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 6.7% cheaper than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.1% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 24.9% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 10.7% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 7.2% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 21.8% more in Madagascar

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

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Madagascar vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.1% less for restaurants

	Swaziland	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 SZL168.18	$2.71 MGA12,217	-73.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 SZL97.20	$5.65 MGA25,453	-4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 SZL18.05	$0.79 MGA3,563	-27.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 SZL9.64	$0.44 MGA1,968	-25.5%
Average			-49.1%

Swaziland vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.9% less for groceries

	Swaziland	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 SZL13.64	$1.02 MGA4,618	+23.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.41 SZL88.99	$4.23 MGA19,053	-21.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.91 SZL97.32	$3.70 MGA16,668	-37.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 SZL29.66	$2.05 MGA9,239	+13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SZL42.61	$2.02 MGA9,115	-21.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 SZL13.23	$0.49 MGA2,217	-38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 SZL4.78	$0.26 MGA1,155	-11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 SZL9.19	$0.47 MGA2,117	-16.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SZL10.32	$0.39 MGA1,748	-38.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.57	$0.26 MGA1,193	-54.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SZL11.44	$0.44 MGA1,963	-37.3%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 10.7% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 SZL80.87	$4.39 MGA19,774	-10.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$11,971.37 MGA54M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$19.65 MGA88,575
Average			-10.7%

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pay 7.2% more for housing

	Swaziland	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.04 SZL444.96	$57.15 MGA258K	+111.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	$325.82 MGA1M	+20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	$150.37 MGA678K	-14.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.01 SZL806.56	$56.66 MGA255K	+15.6%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Swaziland	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$25.03 MGA113K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,309.26 SZL104K	$14,998.31 MGA68M	+137.7%
Average			+137.7%

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pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 SZL34.61	$1.02 MGA4,581	-51.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 SZL42.03	$1.65 MGA7,447	-35.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 SZL45.98	$1.58 MGA7,127	-43.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.53 SZL370.80	$29.61 MGA133K	+31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.61 SZL59.33	$5.65 MGA25,453	+56.6%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 21.8% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.55 SZL568.57	$29.03 MGA131K	-16.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.02 SZL247.20	$27.67 MGA125K	+84.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	$77.50 MGA349K	+10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.08 SZL889.93	$69.58 MGA314K	+28.7%
Average			+21.8%

Swaziland vs. Madagascar - Cost of clothing

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