Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 7.8% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
|
pay 11.6% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
|
pay 30.0% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
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