Laos vs Madagascar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Laos Madagascar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1228
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$844
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$1846
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.7
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$146
💸 GDP per capita
$2054
$517
😃 Human freedom index
5.34
6.36
❤️ Life expectancy
68.1
64.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
25
🌐 English speaking %
6%
18%
🎓 Higher education
23
37
😀 Quality of life
25
20
🏙️ Population
6.86M
25.6M

The average cost of living in Laos ($1228) is 129% more expensive than in Madagascar ($535). Laos ranked 48th vs 166th for Madagascar in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Laos compared to 0.3 months in Madagascar. Ranked 160th and 171st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Laos vs Madagascar

We calculate prices for Laos and Madagascar as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Laos Madagascar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.96
 Cappuccino
$1.57
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$662
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$893
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$38.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
14.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$8.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$4.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.66
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10025
$11610

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In Laos

City Cost of living Population
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$1233
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$1184
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Luang Prabang
$1212
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$1195
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In Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$600
1.28M
Antsirabe
$353
257K
Toamasina
$461
225K
Toliara
$428
169K