There are also supermarkets in the larger cities, but overall the smaller general stores are typical of Madagascar.
| Tej (1 liter) | 265 HUF (179-325) | 3,200 MGA (2,200-4,000) | 0.89 USD (0.60-1.10) | 0.80 EUR (0.54-0.98) |
| Kenyér friss fehér kenyér (500g) | 134 HUF (65-203) | 1,600 MGA (800-2,500) | 0.45 USD (0.22-0.68) | 0.40 EUR (0.20-0.61) |
| Tojás (rendszeres) (12) | 511 HUF (487-584) | 6,300 MGA (6,000-7,200) | 1.70 USD (1.60-2.00) | 1.50 EUR (1.50-1.80) |
| Helyi sajt (1kg) | 2,200 HUF (1,700-2,700) | 28,000 MGA (22,000-34,000) | 7.60 USD (6.00-9.20) | 6.90 EUR (5.40-8.30) |
| Víz (1,5 literes palack) | 172 HUF (146-219) | 2,100 MGA (1,800-2,700) | 0.58 USD (0.49-0.73) | 0.52 EUR (0.44-0.66) |
| Üveg bor (közepes) | 1,600 HUF (649-1,600) | 20,000 MGA (8,000-20,000) | 5.40 USD (2.20-5.40) | 4.90 EUR (2.00-4.90) |
| Hazai sör (0,5 literes üveg) | 235 HUF (203-243) | 2,900 MGA (2,500-3,000) | 0.79 USD (0.68-0.82) | 0.71 EUR (0.61-0.74) |
| Importált sört (0,33 literes üveg) | 406 HUF (325-649) | 5,000 MGA (4,000-8,000) | 1.40 USD (1.10-2.20) | 1.20 EUR (0.98-2.00) |
| Doboz cigarettát (Marlboro) | 588 HUF (284-893) | 7,200 MGA (3,500-11,000) | 2.00 USD (0.95-3.00) | 1.80 EUR (0.86-2.70) |
| Csirkemell (bőr nélküli és csont nélkül) – (1 kg) | 1,000 HUF (649-1,500) | 12,000 MGA (8,000-19,000) | 3.40 USD (2.20-5.20) | 3.10 EUR (2.00-4.70) |
| Alma (1kg) | 292 HUF (162-779) | 3,600 MGA (2,000-9,600) | 0.98 USD (0.54-2.60) | 0.88 EUR (0.49-2.40) |
| Narancs (1kg) | 223 HUF (122-325) | 2,700 MGA (1,500-4,000) | 0.75 USD (0.41-1.10) | 0.67 EUR (0.37-0.98) |
| Burgonya (1kg) | 141 HUF (65-203) | 1,700 MGA (800-2,500) | 0.47 USD (0.22-0.68) | 0.43 EUR (0.20-0.61) |
| Fejes saláta (1 fej) | 37 HUF (32-41) | 450 MGA (400-500) | 0.12 USD (0.11-0.14) | 0.11 EUR (0.10-0.12) |
| Fehér rizs (1 kg) | 173 HUF (81-203) | 2,100 MGA (1,000-2,500) | 0.58 USD (0.27-0.68) | 0.52 EUR (0.25-0.61) |
| Paradicsom (1kg) | 235 HUF (162-365) | 2,900 MGA (2,000-4,500) | 0.79 USD (0.54-1.20) | 0.71 EUR (0.49-1.10) |
| Banán (1kg) | 138 HUF (81-162) | 1,700 MGA (1,000-2,000) | 0.46 USD (0.27-0.54) | 0.42 EUR (0.25-0.49) |
| Hagyma (1kg) | 187 HUF (162-487) | 2,300 MGA (2,000-6,000) | 0.63 USD (0.54-1.60) | 0.56 EUR (0.49-1.50) |
| Marha kerek (1kg) (vagy azzal egyenértékű vissza lábát a vörös hús) | 1,100 HUF (974-1,600) | 14,000 MGA (12,000-20,000) | 3.80 USD (3.30-5.40) | 3.40 EUR (2.90-4.90) |
| Körte (1 kg) | 351 HUF (195-935) | 4,300 MGA (2,400-11,000) | 1.20 USD (0.65-3.10) | 1.10 EUR (0.59-2.80) |
| Uborka (1 kg) | 129 HUF (89-201) | 1,500 MGA (1,100-2,400) | 0.43 USD (0.30-0.67) | 0.39 EUR (0.27-0.61) |
| Perrier víz (0,33 literes kis üveg) | 88 HUF (74-112) | 1,000 MGA (918-1,300) | 0.29 USD (0.25-0.37) | 0.27 EUR (0.23-0.34) |
| Kolbászok (1 kg) | 2,600 HUF (1,700-4,000) | 33,000 MGA (21,000-50,000) | 9.00 USD (5.80-14) | 8.10 EUR (5.20-12) |
| Túró (1 kg) | 1,700 HUF (1,400-2,100) | 22,000 MGA (17,000-26,000) | 6.00 USD (4.70-7.30) | 5.40 EUR (4.30-6.60) |
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If you want to take a gift home, the most popular items are handmade items: bags made of vegetable fiber, purses, hats, ornaments, embroidered textiles, wood carvings are available at much better prices than in Europe. Special decorative and utility items made from zebus horns (the horn of the local cattle breed).
Madagascar, or Bourbon vanilla, is one of the best quality vanilla in the world, which can be bought here at a lower price than in Europe (a maximum of 2 kilograms may be exported from the country).
Madagascar chocolate and cocoa beans are world famous and of very good quality. The gifts of nature are katrafay (a native tree of Madagascar) massage oil, balm and honey from the monkey breadfruit. Locally mined semi-precious stones are available in a large selection
As you can read on other websites, it is indeed the case that it is appropriate to tip in restaurants, hotels, to tour guides (e.g. mandatory local guides in national parks) or to drivers. In the restaurant, the amount corresponds to about 10% of the bill, we can count on a tip for tour guides and drivers for an occasion or a day between 2-6 €.