Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 7.5% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 17.0% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA14,502
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,002
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,306
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA2,900
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 65.5% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,241
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA22,383
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA16,451
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,018
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA11,924
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,270
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,494
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,552
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,682
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,229
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,713
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA19,923
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA275,359
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,325,294
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA482,780
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
?? | |
pay 85.2% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,001
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,261
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,452
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA150,027
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA30,003
|
?? | |
pay 90.0% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA82,187
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA81,686
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA350,059
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA283,805
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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