Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 39.9% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
|
pay 53.9% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
|
pay 41.8% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
|
pay 43.1% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
|
pay 6.4% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
|
pay 55.2% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
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