Cost of living comparison

 Madagascar
compared to
 Lithuania
Lithuania vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Lithuania is 2.5 times more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.6 times more in Lithuania
Groceries
pay 64.1% more in Lithuania
Transportation
pay 74.3% more in Lithuania
Housing
pay 2.9 times more in Lithuania
Childcare
pay 3.0 times more in Lithuania
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.5 times more in Lithuania
Clothing
pay 3.2 times more in Lithuania

The cost of clothing, childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Lithuania are more expensive than in Madagascar. Notably, clothing, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Lithuania.

Lithuania vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lithuania instead of Madagascar, you would:

pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Madagascar
Lithuania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.90
MGA13,624
$11.85
€11.36
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.30
MGA20,184
$6.93
€6.64
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.92
MGA4,323
$2.08
€2.00

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pay 64.1% more for groceries

 
Madagascar
Lithuania
Bread
1 loaf
$0.92
MGA4,316
$1.62
€1.55
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.17
MGA24,281
$5.79
€5.56
Milk (1 gallon) $3.71
MGA17,423
$5.11
€4.90

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pay 74.3% more for transportation

 
Madagascar
Lithuania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.28
MGA20,104
$6.00
€5.76
Monthly public transit pass ?? $29.98
€28.75
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,817.99
MGA55,505,823
$35,162.76
€33,719.58

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

 
Madagascar
Lithuania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$58.38
MGA274,213
$14.64
€14.04
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $241.73
MGA1,135,346
$507.54
€486.71
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $65.00
MGA305,308
$347.76
€333.48

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

 
Madagascar
Lithuania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $89.71
MGA421,340
$477.03
€457.45
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,292.35
MGA53,037,032
$8,723.77
€8,365.72

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Madagascar
Lithuania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.91
MGA4,289
$4.82
€4.62
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.13
MGA5,315
$2.89
€2.77
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.46
MGA11,555
$5.16
€4.94

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

 
Madagascar
Lithuania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$14.15
MGA66,470
$94.52
€90.64
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$15.67
MGA73,587
$37.49
€35.95
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$71.98
MGA338,081
$88.84
€85.19

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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