Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 78.3% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
|
pay 71.4% more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
|
pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
|
pay 53.8% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
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