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Antananarivo vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 13.7% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 25.8% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 3.8% more in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 29.4% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 32.4% more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 65.5% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.9% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 32.1% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.8% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY419.75	$3.39 MGA15,000	-64.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY367.28	$4.97 MGA22,001	-41.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY52.70	$0.93 MGA4,111	-23.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.87	$0.52 MGA2,281	+25.8%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 3.8% more for groceries

	Ankara	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.11	$1.08 MGA4,780	+56.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY209.79	$5.37 MGA23,786	+11.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY160.02	$4.15 MGA18,355	+13.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY101.20	$2.06 MGA9,100	-11.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY111.09	$2.21 MGA9,804	-13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY30.40	$0.62 MGA2,744	-11.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY45.84	$0.28 MGA1,250	-73.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.17	$0.52 MGA2,306	-13.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.74	$0.46 MGA2,041	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.87	$0.34 MGA1,524	+16.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.90	$0.48 MGA2,141	+93.5%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 29.4% more for transportation

	Ankara	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY192.34	$4.72 MGA20,876	+6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY393.51	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$12,651.72 MGA56M	-73.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY293.82	$17.17 MGA76,002	+154.9%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 32.4% more for housing

	Ankara	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY598.58	$53.13 MGA235K	+287.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,290.19	$380.30 MGA2M	-47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,361.50	$87.27 MGA386K	-83.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,710.59	$44.95 MGA199K	-27.7%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 65.5% less for childcare

	Ankara	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,193.80	$46.54 MGA206K	-92.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY615K	$8,634.52 MGA38M	-38.8%
Average			-65.5%

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pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY157.40	$0.85 MGA3,750	-76.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY140.55	$1.46 MGA6,470	-54.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY94.44	$1.69 MGA7,500	-21.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,438.53	$37.44 MGA166K	-33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY280.71	$6.21 MGA27,501	-3.5%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

	Ankara	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,499.94	$29.98 MGA133K	-47.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,986.61	$27.68 MGA123K	-39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,543.76	$85.56 MGA379K	-17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,185.12	$73.36 MGA325K	-23.6%
Average			-32.1%

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