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Madagascar vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 21.8% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.4% more in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 8.8% more in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 34.3% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 13.7% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 14.8% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.4% more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.11	$3.04 MGA13,832	-50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS79.28	$4.73 MGA21,511	-45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.20	$0.82 MGA3,728	+45.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.82	$0.62 MGA2,831	+103.2%
Average			+13.4%

Tajikistan vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.8% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.06	$0.88 MGA3,987	+59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.67	$5.36 MGA24,385	-7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.53	$3.89 MGA17,685	-1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.86	$1.97 MGA8,963	+14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.10	$2.63 MGA11,982	+50.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.45	$0.64 MGA2,915	-8.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.92	$0.33 MGA1,510	-72.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.50	$0.57 MGA2,574	-38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.07	$0.41 MGA1,859	-7.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.64	$0.29 MGA1,304
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.87	$0.40 MGA1,841	+99.4%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.45	$4.44 MGA20,192	+9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.58	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,336.20	$12,651.72 MGA57,540,536	+8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.18	$17.17 MGA78,091	+376.9%
Average			+131.6%

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pay 34.3% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.52	$60.23 MGA273,949	+207.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,415.44	$257.49 MGA1,171,082	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,209.86	$71.69 MGA326,059	-70.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS317.94	$44.95 MGA204,418	+30.3%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 13.7% less for childcare

	Tajikistan	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS878.21	$46.54 MGA211,667	-51.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS64,260.23	$8,634.52 MGA39,270,131	+23.8%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.76	$0.82 MGA3,713	-22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.82	$1.33 MGA6,046	-11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.39	$1.73 MGA7,886	-34.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS312.31	$29.94 MGA136,180	-11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.47	$6.47 MGA29,441	+43.9%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

	Tajikistan	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS243.74	$19.48 MGA88,581	-26.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS310.30	$17.20 MGA78,248	-48.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS561.08	$70.84 MGA322,182	+16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS512.29	$55.48 MGA252,314	-0.2%
Average			-14.8%

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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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