Cost of living comparison

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Cairo vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 10.6% cheaper than Antananarivo.

Restaurants
pay 28.8% less in Cairo
Groceries
pay 33.4% less in Cairo
Transportation
pay 16.4% more in Cairo
Housing
pay 10.8% less in Cairo
Childcare
pay 42.7% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.0% less in Cairo
Clothing
pay 40.9% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 28.8% less for restaurants

 
Antananarivo
Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.22
MGA15,116
$4.06
EGP203.91
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.30
MGA20,155
$4.71
EGP236.54
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.16
MGA5,442
$0.33
EGP16.80

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pay 33.4% less for groceries

 
Antananarivo
Cairo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.19
MGA5,597
$0.65
EGP32.60
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.22
MGA24,474
$1.59
EGP79.64
Milk (1 gallon) $3.94
MGA18,498
$3.40
EGP170.72

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pay 16.4% more for transportation

 
Antananarivo
Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.58
MGA21,458
$1.01
EGP50.96
Monthly public transit pass ?? $8.12
EGP407.82
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,817.99
MGA55,426,375
$36,284.10
EGP1,822,451.10

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pay 10.8% less for housing

 
Antananarivo
Cairo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.31
MGA245,316
$9.69
EGP486.87
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $354.54
MGA1,662,791
$208.74
EGP10,484.40
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $53.69
MGA251,816
$129.60
EGP6,509.45

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pay 42.7% less for childcare

 
Antananarivo
Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $89.71
MGA420,737
$87.26
EGP4,382.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,292.35
MGA52,961,118
$1,948.40
EGP97,862.93

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pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Antananarivo
Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.07
MGA5,039
$1.42
EGP71.37
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.12
MGA5,240
$1.54
EGP77.24
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.22
MGA15,116
$1.83
EGP91.76

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pay 40.9% more for clothing

 
Antananarivo
Cairo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$19.71
MGA92,440
$37.28
EGP1,872.50
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.89
MGA116,731
$49.39
EGP2,480.91
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.25
MGA423,256
$97.57
EGP4,900.81

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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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