Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 6.7% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Laos, you would:
pay 33.1% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$3.28
MGA14,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$4.52
MGA20,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$0.97
MGA4,306
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.66
MGA2,900
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
Laos
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$0.96
MGA4,241
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$5.06
MGA22,383
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$3.72
MGA16,451
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$2.04
MGA9,018
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$2.70
MGA11,924
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$0.74
MGA3,270
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$0.34
MGA1,494
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$0.58
MGA2,552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$0.38
MGA1,682
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.28
MGA1,229
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$0.39
MGA1,713
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
Laos
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$4.51
MGA19,923
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 75.5% more for housing
Laos
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$62.29
MGA275,359
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$299.81
MGA1,325,294
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$109.21
MGA482,780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 16.2% less for childcare
Laos
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$0.91
MGA4,001
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$1.19
MGA5,261
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$2.59
MGA11,452
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$33.94
MGA150,027
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$6.79
MGA30,003
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
Laos
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$18.59
MGA82,187
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$18.48
MGA81,686
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$79.19
MGA350,059
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$64.20
MGA283,805
|
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