Reference Value Report: Living Wage Update Report 2025 for Urban Madagascar
2025 Reference Value Update Report: Living Wage Report for Urban Madagascar
Abstract
This report provides an update to the Anker Living Wage Reference Value for urban Madagascar, reflecting inflation since the original 2024 report. In 2024, the estimated living wage for urban areas in Madagascar was MGA 693,246 (USD 148) per month. This update accounts for inflation between June 2024 and June 2025, which totaled 8.4%. The updated living wage for 2025 is estimated at MGA 707,181 (USD 158) per month, consisting of a net living wage of MGA 590,121 (USD 132) and taxes and social security contributions of MGA 117,060 (USD 26). Deductions from the gross living wage are calculated based on tax laws in effect as of June 2025.
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Original Report
2024 Reference Value Report: Living Wage Report for Urban Madagascar
Abstract
The Anker Living Wage Reference Value for 2024 for urban Madagascar is MGA 653,246 per month (USD 148) with a 95% confidence interval around it from MGA 591,335 to MGA 721,620. This is the wage required for urban workers to be able to afford a basic but decent living standard in a typical urban area of Madagascar in 2024. The Reference Value comprises a net living wage (i.e., take-home pay) of MGA 544,154 per month (USD 123) plus MGA 109,092 per month (USD 25) in taxes and social security which would be payable on the living wage.
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