Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.1 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,536
|
$8.25
LRD1,488.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
$11.00
LRD1,984.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,295
|
$1.88
LRD338.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,036
|
$2.50
LRD451.13
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$1.65
LRD298.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,123
|
$5.91
LRD1,065.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,310
|
$6.08
LRD1,097.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
$3.63
LRD654.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,711
|
$4.48
LRD807.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$0.74
LRD133.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$2.58
LRD465.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$3.95
LRD713.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$3.18
LRD573.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$1.03
LRD185.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$3.88
LRD699.25
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,974
|
$4.03
LRD727.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
LRD3,609.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
$5,069.87
LRD914,859.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
$12.69
LRD2,290.26
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,436
|
$93.25
LRD16,826.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,987
|
$666.67
LRD120,300.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,329
|
$90.00
LRD16,240.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
$208.46
LRD37,616.10
|
|
pay 51.9% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
$74.33
LRD13,412.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
$1,500.00
LRD270,675.17
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$2.50
LRD451.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,281
|
$3.12
LRD563.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,480
|
$5.00
LRD902.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,132
|
$76.25
LRD13,759.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
$9.75
LRD1,759.34
|
|
pay 35.9% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,039
|
$18.41
LRD3,322.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,110
|
$33.75
LRD6,090.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,889
|
$56.25
LRD10,150.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,792
|
$68.75
LRD12,405.95
|
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