Cost of living comparison

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Antananarivo vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 4.5% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants
pay 23.3% less in Antananarivo
Groceries
pay 9.6% more in Antananarivo
Transportation
pay 17.4% more in Antananarivo
Housing
pay 49.0% more in Antananarivo
Childcare
pay 36.7% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.5% less in Antananarivo
Clothing
pay 34.9% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

pay 23.3% less for restaurants

 
Ankara
Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.72
TRY313.08
$3.22
MGA15,255
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.27
TRY260.90
$4.30
MGA20,340
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.27
TRY45.61
$1.16
MGA5,492

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pay 9.6% more for groceries

 
Ankara
Antananarivo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.83
TRY29.94
$1.19
MGA5,649
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.61
TRY165.39
$5.22
MGA24,699
Milk (1 gallon) $3.90
TRY140.02
$3.94
MGA18,668

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pay 17.4% more for transportation

 
Ankara
Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.81
TRY172.78
$4.58
MGA21,655
Monthly public transit pass $8.72
TRY313.08
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $44,845.33
TRY1,609,220.91
$11,817.99
MGA55,936,341

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pay 49.0% more for housing

 
Ankara
Antananarivo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.50
TRY412.74
$52.31
MGA247,573
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $592.54
TRY21,262.44
$354.54
MGA1,678,090
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $399.36
TRY14,330.61
$53.69
MGA254,133

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pay 36.7% less for childcare

 
Ankara
Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $502.10
TRY18,017.29
$89.71
MGA424,608
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,388.60
TRY372,782.52
$11,292.35
MGA53,448,402

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pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ankara
Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.49
TRY125.23
$1.07
MGA5,085
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.84
TRY102.01
$1.12
MGA5,289
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.04
TRY73.05
$3.22
MGA15,255

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pay 34.9% less for clothing

 
Ankara
Antananarivo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.66
TRY2,033.21
$19.71
MGA93,290
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.57
TRY1,635.17
$24.89
MGA117,805
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.18
TRY3,738.52
$90.25
MGA427,150

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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