Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 60.0% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€17.87
|
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.30
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.95
|
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.83
|
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
|
pay 58.2% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€2.98
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.37
|
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.61
|
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.03
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.29
|
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.13
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.12
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.63
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.04
|
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,558.20
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.25
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 64.6% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€51.78
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,677.62
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,555.09
|
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€200.62
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 59.4% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,444.84
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,229.87
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.93
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.11
|
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.84
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€31.86
|
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.21
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 56.4% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€77.53
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€39.67
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€91.22
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€121.08
|
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
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