Common information
- Capital
- Antananarivo
- Language
- Malagasy, French
- Currency
- Malagasy Ariary
- Population
- 22 005 222
- Phone code
- +261
Cost of living and prices in Madagascar
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre93USD/month
- in city centre360USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre277USD/month
- in city centre561USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 3 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 15 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 9 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 0 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 4 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 2 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 9 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 5 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 14,238 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 23,174 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 27 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 11 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 6 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 18 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 24 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 83 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 57 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 39 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 14 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 360 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 93 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 561 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 277 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 778 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 493 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 131 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 17.25 |
List of largest cities in Madagascar
Ratings
Main factors in Madagascar
- Leisure quality
- 4.6
- Quality of life
- 6.1
- Travelers rating
- 5.4
- Travelers rating
- 2.8
- English speaking
- 2.8
- Nightlife
- 2.8
- Coworking spaces
- 4.6
- Free WIFI
- 4.6
Safety in Madagascar
Comfort in Madagascar
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Madagascar
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 29 |
| Average high, °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 |
| Average temperature, °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
| Average low, °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
| Record low, °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Rain, days | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 47 |
| Fog, days | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 30 | 53 | 112 | 233 | 297 | 275 | 205 | 91 | 49 | 43 | 46 | 40 | 1473 |
| Relative humidity, % | 73 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 78 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
| Day Length, часов | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 201 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 302 | 364 | 390 | 422 | 427 | 389 | 414 | 378 | 338 | 269 | 265 | 272 | 4229 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 |