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Madagascar vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 19.6% cheaper than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.7% more in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 28.9% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 28.4% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 41.4% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 22.6% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.0% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 9.6% more in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$3.04 MGA13,565	-58.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$4.73 MGA21,097	-14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ZWL192.35	$0.82 MGA3,657	+37.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL134.02	$0.62 MGA2,776	+49.6%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 28.9% less for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL326.12	$0.88 MGA3,910	-13.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	$5.36 MGA23,916	+1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	$3.89 MGA17,345	-34.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 ZWL636.46	$1.97 MGA8,790	-0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 ZWL762.99	$2.63 MGA11,752	+11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ZWL349.08	$0.64 MGA2,859	-40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL234.29	$0.33 MGA1,481	-54.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ZWL344.68	$0.57 MGA2,524	-47.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ZWL196.88	$0.41 MGA1,823	-33.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZWL211.93	$0.29 MGA1,279	-56.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL258.09	$0.40 MGA1,805	-49.5%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 28.4% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	$4.44 MGA19,804	-25.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	-46.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$17.17 MGA76,588	-14.1%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 41.4% less for housing

	Zimbabwe	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	$60.23 MGA268,678	-62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	$257.49 MGA1,148,552	-14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	$71.69 MGA319,786	-64.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	$44.95 MGA200,485	-24.0%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 22.6% less for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	$46.54 MGA207,595	-79.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	+34.8%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 ZWL523.25	$0.82 MGA3,642	-49.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 ZWL810.92	$1.33 MGA5,930	-47.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.35 ZWL434.70	$1.73 MGA7,734	+28.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	$29.94 MGA133,560	-33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	$6.47 MGA28,875	-42.5%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 9.6% more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	$19.48 MGA86,877	-5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	$17.20 MGA76,743	+3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	$70.84 MGA315,983	+45.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	$55.48 MGA247,460	-4.6%
Average			+9.6%

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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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