Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 77.2% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 30.3% less for transportation
Madagascar
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
|
pay 34.8% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
Madagascar
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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