Cost of Living Comparison Between Egypt and Madagascar Cost of Living Comparison Between Egypt and Madagascar

🙂 Solo nomad: Egypt is 15.9% cheaper than Madagascar without rent, and 16.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Egypt is 7.6% cheaper than Madagascar without rent, and 19.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Egypt
Madagascar
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.88 E£193
$2.74 MGA 12.2K
41.61%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.69 E£979
$17.74 MGA 79K
10.99%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.85 E£241
$4.33 MGA 19.3K
12.01%
Cappuccino
$1.47 E£72.9
$1.28 MGA 5,709
14.84%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.32 E£16.14
$0.91 MGA 4,044
-64.84%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.13 E£6.24
$0.66 MGA 2,937
-80.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.39 E£69.2
$1.07 MGA 4,751
29.91%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.93 E£146
$1.56 MGA 6,955
87.82%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Egypt
Madagascar
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.84 E£41.59
$1.06 MGA 4,724
-20.75%
White Bread (500g)
$0.63 E£31.29
$0.96 MGA 4,277
-34.37%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.67 E£33.19
$0.69 MGA 3,062
-2.90%
Eggs
$1.43 E£71.3
$2.05 MGA 9,148
-30.24%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.29 E£164
$9.83 MGA 43.8K
-66.53%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.32 E£215
$4.95 MGA 22.1K
-12.73%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.38 E£417
$4.14 MGA 18.4K
102.42%
Apples (1kg)
$1.47 E£73.2
$1.16 MGA 5,161
26.72%
Banana (1kg)
$0.6 E£29.92
$0.59 MGA 2,634
1.69%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.47 E£23.42
$1.03 MGA 4,575
-54.37%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.4 E£19.99
$0.91 MGA 4,066
-56.04%
Potato (1kg)
$0.48 E£23.72
$0.57 MGA 2,524
-15.79%
Onion (1kg)
$0.41 E£20.32
$0.78 MGA 3,482
-47.44%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.24 E£11.99
$0.34 MGA 1,527
-29.41%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.19 E£9.31
$0.63 MGA 2,818
-69.84%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.96 E£97.2
$1.75 MGA 7,809
12.00%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.17 E£356
$4.82 MGA 21.5K
48.76%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.31 E£65
$0.89 MGA 3,956
47.19%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.87 E£92.9
$1.22 MGA 5,439
53.28%
🚌 Getting Around
Egypt
Madagascar
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.29 E£14.56
$0.15 MGA 666
93.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$6.21 E£309
$8.67 MGA 38.6K
-28.37%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.42 E£20.82
$2.23 MGA 9,932
-81.17%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.29 E£14.37
$2.07 MGA 9,205
-85.99%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.3 E£64.6
$4.47 MGA 19.9K
-70.92%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.33 E£16.61
$1.22 MGA 5,443
-72.95%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.9K E£1.7M
$13.5K MGA 60.3M
158.03%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32K E£1.6M
$23.1K MGA 102.7M
38.58%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Egypt
Madagascar
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$21.33 E£1,060
$45.8 MGA 204K
-53.43%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.02 E£349
$14.88 MGA 66.3K
-52.82%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.8 E£587
$52.8 MGA 235.3K
-77.66%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Egypt
Madagascar
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$14.48 E£720
$22.63 MGA 100.8K
-36.01%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.65 E£331
$6.51 MGA 29K
2.15%
Cinema Ticket
$3.02 E£150
$6.74 MGA 30K
-55.19%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Egypt
Madagascar
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$85.6 E£4,255
$71.5 MGA 318.5K
19.66%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,928 E£95.8K
$11.9K MGA 53M
-83.79%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Egypt
Madagascar
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.72 E£1,279
$26.45 MGA 117.8K
-2.76%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.15 E£2,195
$27.53 MGA 122.6K
60.37%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$106 E£5,279
$71.9 MGA 320.4K
47.58%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$50.6 E£2,514
$52.2 MGA 232.6K
-3.20%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Egypt
Madagascar
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$164 E£8,151
$294 MGA 1.3M
-44.18%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$102 E£5,066
$101 MGA 449.9K
0.88%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$325 E£16.1K
$546 MGA 2.4M
-40.49%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$193 E£9,578
$369 MGA 1.6M
-47.77%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$792 E£39.4K
$842 MGA 3.8M
-5.94%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$481 E£23.9K
$571 MGA 2.5M
-15.84%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Egypt
Madagascar
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$149 E£7,412
$112 MGA 497.5K
33.44%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.38
17.25
-5.04%

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Last update for Egypt: October 27, 2025

Last update for Madagascar: October 28, 2025

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