Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 75.4% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$3.46
Ar15,395
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.34
Ar28,225
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.94
Ar4,191
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.67
Ar2,968
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.70
Ar3,122
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.42
Ar19,672
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$3.47
Ar15,460
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.99
Ar8,868
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.55
Ar11,367
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.71
Ar3,181
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.24
Ar1,047
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.48
Ar2,124
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.38
Ar1,707
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.25
Ar1,117
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.41
Ar1,816
|
|
pay 59.9% more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$146.63
Ar653,027
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$0.95
Ar4,234
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.21
Ar5,388
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
|
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