Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 6.6% cheaper than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 14.2% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,005
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,006
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,446
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,551
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 62.1% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,482
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA20,935
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,730
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,636
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,241
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,592
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,288
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,382
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,777
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,437
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,974
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,300
|
$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 50.8% less for housing
Antananarivo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA250,745
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,050,642
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA619,756
|
$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
Antananarivo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,501
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,189
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,005
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA200,063
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA30,009
|
?? | |
pay 29.1% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,378
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,375
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA450,141
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA400,125
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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