Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

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Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 14.8% cheaper than Addis Ababa.

Groceries: pay 23.5% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 98.7% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 64.7% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 61.0% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 35.5% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB677.77	$3.39 MGA14,199	-20.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,034.15	$4.97 MGA20,826	-23.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB96.67	$0.93 MGA3,892	+52.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB90.16	$0.52 MGA2,159	-9.0%

Addis Ababa vs. Antananarivo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.5% less for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB200.29	$1.08 MGA4,525	-14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB689.99	$5.37 MGA22,516	+23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB862.82	$4.15 MGA17,375	-23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB362.92	$2.06 MGA8,614	-9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB916.85	$2.21 MGA9,280	-61.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB489.53	$0.62 MGA2,598	-79.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB68.65	$0.28 MGA1,183	-34.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB168.30	$0.52 MGA2,183	-50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB64.41	$0.46 MGA1,932	+13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB43.89	$0.34 MGA1,443	+24.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB144.15	$0.48 MGA2,027	-46.6%
Average			-23.5%

Addis Ababa vs. Antananarivo - Cost of groceries

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pay 98.7% more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB765.62	$4.72 MGA19,761	-2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,909.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$12,651.72 MGA53M	-77.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB575.15	$17.17 MGA71,943	+375.0%
Average			+98.7%

Addis Ababa vs. Antananarivo - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.7% less for housing

	Addis Ababa	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,714.82	$53.13 MGA223K	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB130K	$380.30 MGA2M	-53.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB81,527.39	$87.27 MGA366K	-83.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB19,405.52	$44.95 MGA188K	-63.1%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 61.0% less for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,963.08	$46.54 MGA195K	-50.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$8,634.52 MGA36M	-71.4%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB143.19	$0.85 MGA3,550	-5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB173.02	$1.46 MGA6,125	+34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB811.41	$1.69 MGA7,100	-66.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,880.71	$37.44 MGA157K	-39.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB596.62	$6.21 MGA26,032	+65.7%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 35.5% less for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB7,164.73	$29.98 MGA126K	-33.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,959.02	$27.68 MGA116K	-63.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,968.41	$85.56 MGA359K	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB18,310.33	$73.36 MGA307K	-36.3%
Average			-35.5%

Addis Ababa vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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