Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 28.6% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 54.9% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
|
pay 64.9% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
|
pay 29.8% less for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
?? | |
pay 78.7% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
|
pay 46.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
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