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Antananarivo vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 17.4% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 30.7% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 20.6% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 29.5% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 33.8% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.6% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 1.7% more in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 30.7% more for restaurants

	Abuja	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 NGN3,147.16	$3.39 MGA15,176	+55.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 NGN6,713.99	$4.97 MGA22,258	+7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 NGN957.79	$0.93 MGA4,159	+40.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 NGN624.37	$0.52 MGA2,308	+19.5%
Average			+30.7%

Abuja vs. Antananarivo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.6% less for groceries

	Abuja	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 NGN1,666.08	$1.08 MGA4,836	-6.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.95 NGN4,271.35	$5.37 MGA24,064	+82.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.61 NGN16,804.43	$4.15 MGA18,570	-64.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 NGN2,099.94	$2.06 MGA9,207	+41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN2,952.64	$2.21 MGA9,918	+8.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 NGN1,847.19	$0.62 MGA2,776	-51.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 NGN947.61	$0.28 MGA1,264	-56.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 NGN806.37	$0.52 MGA2,333	-6.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 NGN1,387.76	$0.46 MGA2,065	-51.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 NGN1,728.75	$0.34 MGA1,542	-71.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,429.48	$0.48 MGA2,166	-51.0%
Average			-20.6%

Abuja vs. Antananarivo - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.5% more for transportation

	Abuja	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 NGN4,394.84	$4.72 MGA21,120	+55.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN37,833,365.31	$12,651.72 MGA56,656,041	-51.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN13,437.67	$17.17 MGA76,890	+84.9%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 33.8% less for housing

	Abuja	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.99 NGN66,559.01	$53.13 MGA237,922	+15.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,562,878.67	$380.30 MGA1,703,054	-84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,675,899.17	$87.27 MGA390,799	-92.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.51 NGN51,386.82	$44.95 MGA201,275	+26.6%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN193,782.81	$46.54 MGA208,413	-65.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN2,844,959.01	$8,634.52 MGA38,666,483	+339.2%
Average			+137.0%

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pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 NGN1,519.53	$0.85 MGA3,794	-19.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 NGN3,311.01	$1.46 MGA6,546	-36.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,894.34	$1.69 MGA7,588	-15.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN64,885.38	$37.44 MGA167,656	-16.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN12,088.18	$6.21 MGA27,822	-25.6%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 1.7% more for clothing

	Abuja	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN43,108.80	$29.98 MGA134,232	+0.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN41,626.26	$27.68 MGA123,935	-3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN99,721.23	$85.56 MGA383,163	+24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN123,920.57	$73.36 MGA328,504	-14.3%
Average			+1.7%

Abuja vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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