Madagascar vs Tunisia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madagascar Tunisia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$534
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$1223
🏠 One person rent
$210
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$327
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.7
$19.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$338
💸 GDP per capita
$545
$4350
😃 Human freedom index
6.67
5.97
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
76.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
39
🌐 English speaking %
18%
8%
🎓 Higher education
34
46
😀 Quality of life
24
49
🏙️ Population
32M
12.3M

The average cost of living in Madagascar ($534) is 6% more expensive than in Tunisia ($506). Madagascar ranked 180th vs 188th for Tunisia 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 0.7 months in Tunisia. Ranked 169th and 91st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Madagascar vs Tunisia

We calculate prices for Madagascar and Tunisia 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 Tunisia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$1.34
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.2
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$368
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.56%
11.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$821
$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$559
$608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.93
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.58
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.22
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$40.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$2937

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In Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$564
1.28M
Antsirabe
$493
265K
Toamasina
$476
225K
Toliara
$453
169K

In Tunisia

City Cost of living Population
Tunis
$577
603K
Sfax
$480
273K
Sousse
$552
222K
Kairouan
$433
187K
Aryanah
$529
123K
Bizerte
$375
143K
Gabes
$398
116K
Gafsa
$409
121K
La Marsa
$607
93K
Nabeul
$487
84.3K