Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 54.2% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 72.7% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 57.6% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 59.9% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
|
pay 38.2% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
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