Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Madagascar

Madagascar vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 7.8% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.7% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 2.2% more in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 11.6% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 30.0% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.6% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 52.2% less in Madagascar

The cost of childcare and groceries in Madagascar are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Madagascar. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Madagascar.

Madagascar vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 46.7% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP627,200	$2.90 MGA12,908	-58.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,454	$4.30 MGA19,124	-43.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,400	$0.92 MGA4,096	-42.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,248	$0.65 MGA2,895	-42.4%
Average			-46.7%

Lebanon vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,810	$0.92 MGA4,090	+47.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP372,213	$5.17 MGA23,005	+24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP497,671	$3.71 MGA16,508	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,986	$1.80 MGA8,032	-16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,773	$2.51 MGA11,168	-23.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,310	$0.64 MGA2,855	+12.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP36,065	$0.32 MGA1,414	-21.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,878	$0.55 MGA2,440	+76.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,863	$0.34 MGA1,500	-24.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,382	$0.28 MGA1,258	-10.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,228	$0.37 MGA1,637	-6.4%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 11.6% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,763	$4.28 MGA19,048	+22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,000	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,000,000	$11,817.99 MGA52,590,058	-55.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,400	$12.46 MGA55,459	-2.3%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 30.0% less for housing

	Lebanon	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,000	$58.38 MGA259,809	+83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,272,941	$241.73 MGA1,075,706	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,820,000	$65.00 MGA289,270	-74.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,441,997	$35.96 MGA160,035	-77.7%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Lebanon	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,741,333	$89.71 MGA399,206	-57.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,777,778	$11,292.35 MGA50,250,955	+269.6%
Average			+106.3%

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pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,800	$0.91 MGA4,064	-69.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP170,240	$1.13 MGA5,036	-40.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,200	$2.46 MGA10,948	+23.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,531,733	$30.89 MGA137,451	-21.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP604,800	$6.45 MGA28,685	-4.5%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 52.2% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,068,000	$14.15 MGA62,978	-75.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,000	$15.67 MGA69,722	-72.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,353,333	$71.98 MGA320,321	-22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,320,000	$57.39 MGA255,381	-38.2%
Average			-52.2%

Lebanon vs. Madagascar - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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