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Antananarivo vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 55.3% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 46.2% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 45.0% more in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 60.9% more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 43.8% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% more in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 11.0% less in Antananarivo

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Antananarivo are more expensive than in Algiers. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Antananarivo.

Antananarivo vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.2% more for restaurants

	Algiers	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD440.23	$3.39 MGA15,176	+0.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD628.95	$4.97 MGA22,258	+3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD77.38	$0.93 MGA4,159	+56.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.85	$0.52 MGA2,308	+125.1%
Average			+46.2%

Algiers vs. Antananarivo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.0% more for groceries

	Algiers	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.94	$1.08 MGA4,836	+513.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD663.90	$5.37 MGA24,064	+5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD489.27	$4.15 MGA18,570	+10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD231.10	$2.06 MGA9,207	+16.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD304.81	$2.21 MGA9,918	-5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD181.75	$0.62 MGA2,776	-55.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD177.38	$0.28 MGA1,264	-79.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.86	$0.52 MGA2,333	-21.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.93	$0.46 MGA2,065	+5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.28	$0.34 MGA1,542	+20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD34.09	$0.48 MGA2,166	+85.0%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD173.21	$4.72 MGA21,120	+255.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,529.66	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,738,051.77	$12,651.72 MGA56,656,041	-65.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD450.30	$17.17 MGA76,890	+397.1%
Average			+195.6%

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pay 60.9% more for housing

	Algiers	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,487.37	$53.13 MGA237,922	+178.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,933.06	$380.30 MGA1,703,054	+71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,120.01	$87.27 MGA390,799	-40.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,366.00	$44.95 MGA201,275	+34.2%
Average			+60.9%

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pay 43.8% more for childcare

	Algiers	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,907.94	$46.54 MGA208,413	-49.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD475,633.80	$8,634.52 MGA38,666,483	+136.7%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD305.93	$0.85 MGA3,794	-63.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD122.62	$1.46 MGA6,546	+55.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD363.95	$1.69 MGA7,588	-39.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,052.04	$37.44 MGA167,656	+59.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD671.81	$6.21 MGA27,822	+20.6%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 11.0% less for clothing

	Algiers	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,256.44	$29.98 MGA134,232	-25.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,842.81	$27.68 MGA123,935	-38.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,231.96	$85.56 MGA383,163	+20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,662.01	$73.36 MGA328,504	-1.0%
Average			-11.0%

Algiers vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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