Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

compared to

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 11.4% cheaper than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.1% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 34.7% more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 16.3% more in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 22.4% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 76.9% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 36.9% less in Sri Lanka

The cost of groceries and transportation in Sri Lanka are more expensive than in Madagascar. Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Madagascar, you would:

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pay 9.1% less for restaurants

	Madagascar	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$2.19 LKR726.11	-19.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$6.20 LKR2,052.12	+9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$0.82 LKR270.87	+3.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$0.31 LKR101.62	-29.7%
Average			-9.1%

Madagascar vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.7% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$0.50 LKR164.88	-51.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$5.10 LKR1,689.36	+20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$5.00 LKR1,656.35	+35.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$1.59 LKR525.48	-22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$1.92 LKR637.54	-4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$2.39 LKR790.19	+385.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.33 LKR110.92	+30.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$1.65 LKR546.03	+251.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$0.59 LKR195.36	+52.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$0.45 LKR150.14	+71.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$0.34 LKR113.13	-21.6%
Average			+34.7%

Madagascar vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.3% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$4.79 LKR1,585.93	+9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$4.92 LKR1,628.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$29,619.96 LKR10M	+147.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$2.96 LKR979.01	-85.0%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 22.4% less for housing

	Madagascar	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$16.30 LKR5,399.45	-71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$251.30 LKR83,230.31	-22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$143.93 LKR47,668.88	-4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$35.77 LKR11,847.20	-36.9%
Average			-22.4%

Madagascar vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of housing

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pay 76.9% less for childcare

	Madagascar	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$28.08 LKR9,301.28	+12.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$711.79 LKR236K	-95.3%
Average			-76.9%

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$2.16 LKR714.17	+112.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$2.16 LKR713.82	+30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$9.91 LKR3,283.39	+527.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$9.67 LKR3,202.38	-67.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$3.64 LKR1,206.25	-35.5%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 36.9% less for clothing

	Madagascar	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$21.76 LKR7,207.45	-25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$13.15 LKR4,354.50	-52.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$71.61 LKR23,716.18	-7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$33.60 LKR11,128.93	-51.7%
Average			-36.9%

Madagascar vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of clothing

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