Madagascar vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 12.4% cheaper than Thailand overall.

Restaurants
pay 24.4% more in Madagascar
Groceries
pay 26.5% less in Madagascar
Transportation
pay 12.5% less in Madagascar
Housing
pay 24.2% more in Madagascar
Childcare
pay 32.2% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 30.6% less in Madagascar
Clothing
pay 33.9% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

pay 24.4% more for restaurants

 
Thailand
Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.33
THB75.37
$2.90
MGA12,756
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.02
THB194.46
$4.30
MGA18,898
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.70
THB22.76
$0.92
MGA4,047

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pay 26.5% less for groceries

 
Thailand
Madagascar
Bread
1 loaf
$1.40
THB45.20
$0.92
MGA4,041
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.16
THB263.66
$5.17
MGA22,734
Milk (1 gallon) $6.68
THB215.92
$3.71
MGA16,313

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pay 12.5% less for transportation

 
Thailand
Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.47
THB144.30
$4.28
MGA18,823
Monthly public transit pass $25.43
THB821.54
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,362.48
THB1,013,079.30
$11,817.99
MGA51,969,112

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pay 24.2% more for housing

 
Thailand
Madagascar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.13
THB553.48
$58.38
MGA256,741
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $389.22
THB12,572.69
$241.73
MGA1,063,005
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $225.23
THB7,275.59
$65.00
MGA285,854

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pay 32.2% less for childcare

 
Thailand
Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $341.66
THB11,036.34
$89.71
MGA394,493
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,344.18
THB334,140.44
$11,292.35
MGA49,657,627

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pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Thailand
Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.20
THB71.06
$0.91
MGA4,016
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.90
THB61.36
$1.13
MGA4,976
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.85
THB124.28
$2.46
MGA10,819

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pay 33.9% less for clothing

 
Thailand
Madagascar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$38.62
THB1,247.44
$14.15
MGA62,235
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.36
THB948.41
$15.67
MGA68,898
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.78
THB2,674.03
$71.98
MGA316,539

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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: July 2025
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