Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 7.5% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 17.0% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
$10.94
LSL192.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
$0.66
LSL11.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
$0.27
LSL4.81
|
|
pay 65.5% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
$0.78
LSL13.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
$2.55
LSL44.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
$3.33
LSL58.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
$1.20
LSL21.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
$2.97
LSL52.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
$0.88
LSL15.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
$0.96
LSL16.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
$1.30
LSL22.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
$1.11
LSL19.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
$0.78
LSL13.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
$0.89
LSL15.64
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
$4.43
LSL77.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.24
LSL478.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$19,066.76
LSL335,165.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$5.39
LSL94.80
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
$21.79
LSL383.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
$190.67
LSL3,351.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
$95.33
LSL1,675.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
?? | |
pay 85.2% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$28.15
LSL494.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$1,071.37
LSL18,833.13
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
$0.82
LSL14.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
$1.37
LSL24.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
$4.63
LSL81.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
$20.88
LSL367.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
?? | |
pay 90.0% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
$40.86
LSL718.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
$38.13
LSL670.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
$96.24
LSL1,691.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
$136.19
LSL2,394.04
|
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