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Madagascar vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 8.9% cheaper than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.6% more in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 5.0% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 1.0% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 21.0% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 64.3% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 38.3% more in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.6% more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.92 TZS10,103.94	$3.04 MGA13,462	-22.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 TZS21,870.24	$4.73 MGA20,936	-44.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TZS1,701.43	$0.82 MGA3,629	+24.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TZS781.60	$0.62 MGA2,755	+105.1%
Average			+15.6%

Tanzania vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.0% less for groceries

	Tanzania	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 TZS1,887.66	$0.88 MGA3,880	+19.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 TZS11,347.26	$5.36 MGA23,733	+21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 TZS14,400.26	$3.89 MGA17,212	-30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TZS5,868.18	$1.97 MGA8,723	-13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TZS4,851.18	$2.63 MGA11,662	+39.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 TZS3,350.43	$0.64 MGA2,837	-50.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,269.81	$0.33 MGA1,470	-32.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 TZS1,108.06	$0.57 MGA2,505	+31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS923.07	$0.41 MGA1,809	+14.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS923.07	$0.29 MGA1,269	-20.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 TZS1,580.84	$0.40 MGA1,792	-34.1%
Average			-5.0%

Tanzania vs. Madagascar - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.0% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 TZS12,076.57	$4.44 MGA19,652	-5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS40,575.76	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS46M	$12,651.72 MGA56M	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 TZS32,160.23	$17.17 MGA76,002	+37.5%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 21.0% less for housing

	Tanzania	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.82 TZS121K	$60.23 MGA267K	+28.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.35 TZS861K	$257.49 MGA1M	-23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.27 TZS459K	$71.69 MGA317K	-59.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.23 TZS165K	$44.95 MGA199K	-30.0%
Average			-21.0%

Tanzania vs. Madagascar - Cost of housing

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pay 64.3% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1M	$46.54 MGA206K	-89.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,288.25 TZS37M	$8,634.52 MGA38M	-39.6%
Average			-64.3%

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pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TZS3,530.68	$0.82 MGA3,614	-40.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 TZS5,260.40	$1.33 MGA5,885	-34.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 TZS5,143.29	$1.73 MGA7,675	-13.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.55 TZS151K	$29.94 MGA133K	-48.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.35 TZS16,340.22	$6.47 MGA28,654	+2.0%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 38.3% more for clothing

	Tanzania	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.07 TZS46,521.90	$19.48 MGA86,212	+7.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.59 TZS71,047.08	$17.20 MGA76,155	-37.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$28.27 TZS72,786.33	$70.84 MGA314K	+150.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.90 TZS108K	$55.48 MGA246K	+32.4%
Average			+38.3%

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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: February 2026

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