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Madagascar vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 32.9% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.2% more in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 24.5% more in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 11.6% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 23.2% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.2% more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.42 UZS88,801.04	$3.04 MGA13,565	-59.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.28 UZS51,233.70	$4.73 MGA21,097	+10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 UZS9,054.14	$0.82 MGA3,657	+8.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 UZS4,305.83	$0.62 MGA2,776	+72.9%
Average			+8.2%

Uzbekistan vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.5% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 UZS6,691.16	$0.88 MGA3,910	+56.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 UZS45,273.33	$5.36 MGA23,916	+41.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97 UZS47,506.40	$3.89 MGA17,345	-2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 UZS17,891.81	$1.97 MGA8,790	+31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 UZS20,140.70	$2.63 MGA11,752	+56.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 UZS6,153.95	$0.64 MGA2,859	+24.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 UZS10,259.37	$0.33 MGA1,481	-61.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.11 UZS13,287.90	$0.57 MGA2,524	-49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 UZS6,208.81	$0.41 MGA1,823	-21.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 UZS3,009.39	$0.29 MGA1,279	+14.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 UZS1,745.72	$0.40 MGA1,805	+177.4%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.80 UZS45,478.48	$4.44 MGA19,804	+16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.46 UZS89,186.45	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,965.42 UZS322,593,830.75	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	-53.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 UZS38,005.49	$17.17 MGA76,588	+440.5%
Average			+134.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 UZS126,665.23	$60.23 MGA268,678	+468.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$300.81 UZS3,598,706.40	$257.49 MGA1,148,552	-14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.88 UZS2,522,774.33	$71.69 MGA319,786	-66.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.65 UZS366,643.36	$44.95 MGA200,485	+46.7%
Average			+108.8%

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pay 11.6% less for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.07 UZS2,022,588.79	$46.54 MGA207,595	-72.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,779.61 UZS69,142,837.83	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	+49.4%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 UZS17,379.60	$0.82 MGA3,642	-43.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 UZS21,136.22	$1.33 MGA5,930	-24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.95 UZS23,268.62	$1.73 MGA7,734	-10.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.84 UZS656,119.85	$29.94 MGA133,560	-45.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.82 UZS45,668.65	$6.47 MGA28,875	+69.6%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 23.2% less for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.11 UZS288,481.93	$19.48 MGA86,877	-19.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.38 UZS375,356.58	$17.20 MGA76,743	-45.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.81 UZS942,859.77	$70.84 MGA315,983	-10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.00 UZS813,541.29	$55.48 MGA247,460	-18.4%
Average			-23.2%

Uzbekistan 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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