Madagascar vs Seychelles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madagascar Seychelles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$536
$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1338
$3641
🏠 One person rent
$211
$932
🏘️ Family rent
$327
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.8
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$106
$912
💸 GDP per capita
$545
$17859
😃 Human freedom index
6.8
8.24
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
75
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
68
🌐 English speaking %
18%
37.9%
🎓 Higher education
36
13
😀 Quality of life
23
62
🏙️ Population
32M
121K

The average cost of living in Madagascar ($536) is 67% less expensive than in the Seychelles ($1646). Madagascar ranked 180th vs 33rd for the Seychelles in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Madagascar compared to 0.6 months in the Seychelles. Ranked 173rd and 65th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Madagascar vs the Seychelles

We calculate prices for Madagascar and the Seychelles as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 1 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Madagascar Seychelles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$4.52
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.6
$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$2034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.48%
12.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$696
$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$6.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.11
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.9
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.1
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9760
$8971

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Cities Comparison in Madagascar vs the Seychelles

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$564
1.28M
Antsirabe
$496
265K
Toamasina
$481
225K
Toliara
$460
169K

In the Seychelles

City Cost of living Population
Victoria
$1646
24.7K