Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 60.0% cheaper than Luxembourg overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.0% less in Madagascar
- Groceries
-
pay 58.2% less in Madagascar
- Transportation
-
pay 50.8% less in Madagascar
- Housing
-
pay 64.6% less in Madagascar
- Childcare
-
pay 59.4% less in Madagascar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.6% less in Madagascar
- Clothing
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pay 56.4% less in Madagascar
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Madagascar.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€16.57
|
$2.90
MGA13,207
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€11.40
|
$4.30
MGA19,566
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.74
|
$0.92
MGA4,190
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.62
|
$0.65
MGA2,962
|
|
pay 58.2% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€2.77
|
$0.92
MGA4,184
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€8.69
|
$5.17
MGA23,537
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.27
|
$3.71
MGA16,890
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€3.74
|
$1.80
MGA8,218
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€6.76
|
$2.51
MGA11,426
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.05
|
$0.64
MGA2,921
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.70
|
$0.32
MGA1,447
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.04
|
$0.55
MGA2,496
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.51
|
$0.34
MGA1,535
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.87
|
$0.28
MGA1,287
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.85
|
$0.37
MGA1,675
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.60
|
$4.28
MGA19,488
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€23,697.56
|
$11,817.99
MGA53,806,170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€29.91
|
$12.46
MGA56,741
|
|
pay 64.6% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€48.01
|
$58.38
MGA265,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,555.49
|
$241.73
MGA1,100,581
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,441.88
|
$65.00
MGA295,959
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€186.02
|
$35.96
MGA163,736
|
|
pay 59.4% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,339.66
|
$89.71
MGA408,438
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€13,193.93
|
$11,292.35
MGA51,412,977
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.57
|
$0.91
MGA4,158
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.81
|
$1.13
MGA5,152
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.42
|
$2.46
MGA11,201
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€29.54
|
$30.89
MGA140,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.25
|
$6.45
MGA29,349
|
|
pay 56.4% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€71.88
|
$14.15
MGA64,435
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€36.78
|
$15.67
MGA71,334
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€84.58
|
$71.98
MGA327,728
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€112.26
|
$57.39
MGA261,286
|
|
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