Cost of living comparison

compared to

Madagascar vs. Vanuatu Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 53.4% cheaper than Vanuatu overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.4% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 67.1% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 4.5% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 85.8% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 32.7% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.0% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 58.0% less in Madagascar

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and childcare are lower in Madagascar.

Madagascar vs. Vanuatu Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 65.4% less for restaurants

	Vanuatu	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,530	$3.04 MGA13,619	-75.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,168	$4.73 MGA21,181	-50.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV311	$0.82 MGA3,671	-67.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV236	$0.62 MGA2,787	-67.7%
Average			-65.4%

Vanuatu vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 67.1% less for groceries

	Vanuatu	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV310	$0.88 MGA3,926	-65.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,224	$5.36 MGA24,011	-46.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,107	$3.89 MGA17,413	-57.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV642	$1.97 MGA8,825	-62.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV1,018	$2.63 MGA11,798	-68.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV258	$0.64 MGA2,870	-69.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV108	$0.33 MGA1,487	-62.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV333	$0.57 MGA2,534	-79.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV301	$0.41 MGA1,830	-83.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV240	$0.29 MGA1,284	-85.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV117	$0.40 MGA1,813	-57.6%
Average			-67.1%

Vanuatu vs. Madagascar - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.5% more for transportation

	Vanuatu	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV869	$4.44 MGA19,882	-37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV8,158	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	$12,651.72 MGA56,656,041	-44.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,071	$17.17 MGA76,890	+95.9%
Average			+4.5%

Vanuatu vs. Madagascar - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 85.8% less for housing

	Vanuatu	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV27,704	$60.23 MGA269,738	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	$257.49 MGA1,153,080	-86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	$71.69 MGA321,047	-94.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV49,650	$44.95 MGA201,275	-88.9%
Average			-85.8%

Vanuatu vs. Madagascar - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 32.7% less for childcare

	Vanuatu	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV75,464	$46.54 MGA208,413	-92.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	$8,634.52 MGA38,666,483	+27.1%
Average			-32.7%

Vanuatu vs. Madagascar - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 69.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Vanuatu	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV588	$0.82 MGA3,656	-83.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV696	$1.33 MGA5,953	-76.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,122	$1.73 MGA7,764	-81.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,248	$29.94 MGA134,087	-55.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,530	$6.47 MGA28,989	-48.3%
Average			-69.0%

Vanuatu vs. Madagascar - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 58.0% less for clothing

	Vanuatu	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV4,079	$19.48 MGA87,220	-41.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV8,158	$17.20 MGA77,045	-74.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$70.84 MGA317,229
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$55.48 MGA248,436
Average			-58.0%

Vanuatu vs. Madagascar - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Vanuatu vs.

Iceland

Vanuatu vs.

Vietnam

Vanuatu vs.

France

Vanuatu vs.

Peru

Vanuatu vs.

Spain

Vanuatu vs.

Austria

Vanuatu vs.

Italy

Vanuatu vs.

Poland

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Port Vila vs. Antananarivo

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Vanuatu

Add prices for Madagascar

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Madagascar or Vanuatu. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.