Lesotho vs Madagascar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lesotho	Madagascar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$624	$534
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1443	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$228	$210
🏘️ Family rent	$351	$327
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$186
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$76.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$634	$124
💸 GDP per capita	$972	$545
😃 Human freedom index	6.69	6.67
❤️ Life expectancy	57.4	63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index	37	26
🌐 English speaking %	27.9%	18%
🎓 Higher education	31	34
😀 Quality of life	20	24
🏙️ Population	2.34M	32M

The average cost of living in Lesotho ($624) is 17% more expensive than in Madagascar ($534). Lesotho ranked 160th vs 180th 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 1 months in Lesotho compared to 0.2 months in Madagascar. Ranked 178th and 169th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Lesotho vs Madagascar

We calculate prices for Lesotho 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.

	Lesotho	Madagascar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.2	$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$60.3	$79.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$147	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$52.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	15.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$365	$821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$500	$559
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.99	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$4.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$4.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.9	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.45	$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.3	$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.2	$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1139	$8550