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
LBP628,693
|
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 11.6% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 30.0% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
|
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