Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 2.0 times more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 58.7% more in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 73.1% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 89.2% more in Lebanon

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, clothing, and transportation in Lebanon are more expensive than in Madagascar. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Lebanon.

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Lebanon vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$8.50 LBP761K	+213.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$9.50 LBP851K	+68.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$1.91 LBP171K	+142.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$0.87 LBP78,113	+99.7%
Average			+134.9%

Madagascar vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.7% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$0.85 LBP75,881	-17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$5.54 LBP496K	+31.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$6.12 LBP548K	+65.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$2.38 LBP214K	+16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$3.88 LBP347K	+91.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$1.39 LBP124K	+182.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.76 LBP68,245	+197.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$0.75 LBP66,945	+59.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$0.45 LBP40,622	+16.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$0.42 LBP37,271	+57.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$0.71 LBP63,835	+63.7%
Average			+58.7%

Madagascar vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.1% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$4.04 LBP362K	-7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$77.50 LBP7M
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+346.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$18.00 LBP2M	-8.4%
Average			+73.1%

Madagascar vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Madagascar	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$30.24 LBP3M	-47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$671.90 LBP60M	+106.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$348.30 LBP31M	+131.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$177.50 LBP16M	+213.3%
Average			+114.9%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Madagascar	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$681.75 LBP61M	+2623.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$7,021.88 LBP629M	-53.2%
Average			+257.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$5.00 LBP448K	+391.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$4.27 LBP382K	+158.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$3.00 LBP269K	+89.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$62.50 LBP6M	+111.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$10.00 LBP896K	+77.1%
Average			+146.5%

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pay 89.2% more for clothing

	Madagascar	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$67.62 LBP6M	+133.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$49.29 LBP4M	+78.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$138.89 LBP12M	+79.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$120.00 LBP11M	+72.5%
Average			+89.2%

Madagascar vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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