Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Madagascar

Madagascar vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 44.8% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.9% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 50.1% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 14.2% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 70.9% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.9% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Madagascar

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

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Madagascar vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 21.9% less for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$2.71 MGA12,217	+35.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$5.65 MGA25,453	-48.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$0.79 MGA3,563	-56.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.44 MGA1,968	-48.6%
Average			-21.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.1% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$1.02 MGA4,618	+56.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$4.23 MGA19,053	+19.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$3.70 MGA16,668	-59.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$2.05 MGA9,239	+13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$2.02 MGA9,115	-55.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$0.49 MGA2,217	-84.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.26 MGA1,155	-81.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.47 MGA2,117	+46.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.39 MGA1,748	-82.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.26 MGA1,193	-70.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.44 MGA1,963	-41.0%
Average			-50.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Madagascar - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.2% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$4.39 MGA19,774	-12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$11,971.37 MGA54M	-0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$19.65 MGA88,575	+336.7%
Average			+14.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Madagascar - Cost of transportation

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pay 70.9% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$57.15 MGA258K	+3.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$325.82 MGA1M	-64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$150.37 MGA678K	-88.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$56.66 MGA255K	+23.5%
Average			-70.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Madagascar - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$25.03 MGA113K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$14,998.31 MGA68M

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pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$1.02 MGA4,581	-54.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$1.65 MGA7,447	-40.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.58 MGA7,127	-47.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$29.61 MGA133K
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.65 MGA25,453
Average			-47.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$29.03 MGA131K	+190.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$27.67 MGA125K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$77.50 MGA349K	+287.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$69.58 MGA314K	+39.2%
Average			+150.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Madagascar - Cost of clothing

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