Madagascar vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madagascar Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$478
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1392
$1716
🏠 One person rent
$187
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$671
🍽️ Food expenses
$171
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.6
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$529
$1211
😃 Human freedom index
6.36
6.16
❤️ Life expectancy
65.2
66.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
40
🌐 English speaking %
18%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
37
55
😀 Quality of life
18
33
🏙️ Population
25.6M
57.3M

The average cost of living in Madagascar ($478) is 27% less expensive than in Tanzania ($658). Madagascar ranked 189th vs 156th for Tanzania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Madagascar compared to 0.4 months in Tanzania. Ranked 171st and 137th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Madagascar vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Madagascar and Tanzania as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 10 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 Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$1.06
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.94%
17.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$8540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$5871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.48
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.61
$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$3.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11485
$7052

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Cities Comparison in Madagascar vs Tanzania

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$519
1.28M
Antsirabe
$348
265K
Toamasina
$457
225K
Toliara
$403
169K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$722
4.72M
Zanzibar
$736
710K
Mbeya
$433
542K
Arusha
$543
416K
Mwanza
$466
706K
Tanga
$601
221K
Morogoro
$639
207K
Dodoma
$564
214K
Moshi
$548
145K
Stone Town
$675
18K