Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 80.1% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 7.7% more in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 98.2% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 47.7% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 86.4% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.3% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 65.4% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.7% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$2.97 THB98.83	+9.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$6.98 THB232.24	+23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$0.65 THB21.64	-17.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$0.35 THB11.72	-19.3%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 98.2% more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$1.48 THB49.16	+44.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$8.63 THB287.02	+104.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$7.27 THB241.89	+96.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$2.56 THB85.32	+25.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$1.63 THB54.28	-19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$1.77 THB58.85	+259.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.81 THB26.83	+214.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$1.24 THB41.35	+164.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$0.87 THB29.09	+125.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$0.78 THB26.00	+195.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$0.69 THB23.01	+58.9%
Average			+98.2%

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pay 47.7% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$5.32 THB176.90	+21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.98 THB1,163.67
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+160.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$10.55 THB350.83	-46.3%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 86.4% more for housing

	Antananarivo	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$17.88 THB594.63	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$675.80 THB22,480.48	+107.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$346.10 THB11,513.16	+130.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$82.03 THB2,728.64	+44.8%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+2170.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$16,500.59 THB549K	+10.0%
Average			+399.7%

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pay 91.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$2.67 THB88.94	+163.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$2.79 THB92.95	+69.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$4.60 THB153.18	+191.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$58.43 THB1,943.57	+97.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$7.58 THB252.00	+34.2%
Average			+91.3%

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pay 65.4% more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+143.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+55.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+25.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+58.0%
Average			+65.4%

Antananarivo vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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