Cost of Living in Toliara

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$403
$1184
🛋️ Without rent
$256
$852
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$147
$332
🍽️ Food
$169
$439
🚐 Transport
$30.3
$88.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
😀 Quality of life
14
🏙️ Population
169K

The average cost of living in Toliara is $403, which is in the top 3% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 8970th out of 9294 in our global list and 3rd out of 4 in Madagascar.

The median after-tax salary is $137, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months. Ranked 9070th (TOP 98%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 4th best city to live in Madagascar. With an estimated population of 169K, Toliara is the 4th largest city in Madagascar.

Why living in Toliara costs 2.9 times more than the average salary? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Toliara for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 7 km Toliara Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 15.3 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 10231 University of Toliary
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Prices in Toliara

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$0.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11345

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