Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 64.5% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 47.6% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
|
pay 29.7% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
|
pay 20.2% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
|
pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
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