Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 1.8% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 37.3% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
|
pay 46.3% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
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