Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Madagascar

Madagascar vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 41.7% more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.5% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 18.4% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 53.6% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 52.6% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.9% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 51.3% less in Madagascar

The cost of childcare, transportation, and housing in Madagascar are more expensive than in Lesotho. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Madagascar. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Madagascar.

Madagascar vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Lesotho, you would:

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pay 43.5% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.52 LSL187.20	$3.04 MGA12,743	-73.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.07 LSL131.04	$4.73 MGA19,818	-41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 LSL21.53	$0.82 MGA3,435	-38.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LSL12.79	$0.62 MGA2,608	-21.0%
Average			-43.5%

Lesotho vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.4% less for groceries

	Lesotho	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 LSL11.98	$0.88 MGA3,673	+18.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.65 LSL59.35	$5.36 MGA22,466	+46.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 LSL64.86	$3.89 MGA16,293	-2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.44 LSL23.40	$1.97 MGA8,257	+36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 LSL43.55	$2.63 MGA11,039	-1.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 LSL13.27	$0.64 MGA2,685	-21.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 LSL15.82	$0.33 MGA1,391	-65.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 LSL19.11	$0.57 MGA2,371	-51.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 LSL16.99	$0.41 MGA1,713	-60.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LSL11.04	$0.29 MGA1,201	-57.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 LSL11.36	$0.40 MGA1,696	-42.1%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 53.6% more for transportation

	Lesotho	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 LSL74.33	$4.44 MGA18,603	-3.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.81 LSL467.99	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 LSL328K	$12,651.72 MGA53M	-37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.70 LSL92.66	$17.17 MGA71,943	+201.0%
Average			+53.6%

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pay 52.6% more for housing

	Lesotho	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.68 LSL530.79	$60.23 MGA252K	+84.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$145.97 LSL2,371.14	$257.49 MGA1M	+76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.94 LSL1,201.17	$71.69 MGA300K	-3.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$44.95 MGA188K
Average			+52.6%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.99 LSL812.11	$46.54 MGA195K	-6.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,133.16 LSL18,407.51	$8,634.52 MGA36M	+662.0%
Average			+327.6%

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pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 LSL32.76	$0.82 MGA3,421	-59.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 LSL29.64	$1.33 MGA5,570	-27.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 LSL79.56	$1.73 MGA7,265	-64.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.09 LSL358.79	$29.94 MGA125K	+35.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.47 MGA27,124
Average			-28.9%

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pay 51.3% less for clothing

	Lesotho	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 LSL717.58	$19.48 MGA81,608	-55.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.33 LSL655.18	$17.20 MGA72,088	-57.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.79 LSL1,653.56	$70.84 MGA297K	-30.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.05 LSL2,339.94	$55.48 MGA232K	-61.5%
Average			-51.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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