Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

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Venezuela

Caracas vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 84.0% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 20.5% more in Caracas
Housing: pay 58.7% more in Caracas
Childcare: pay 61.2% more in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.0% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Caracas

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

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Caracas vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$10.80 VEF107.76	+298.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$11.00 VEF109.72	+94.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$1.53 VEF15.23	+93.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$1.32 VEF13.13	+201.5%
Average			+180.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$2.27 VEF22.67	+121.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$5.08 VEF50.69	+20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$10.26 VEF102.36	+177.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$4.73 VEF47.13	+130.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$4.21 VEF41.95	+108.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$3.29 VEF32.80	+568.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.91 VEF9.08	+255.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$0.99 VEF9.84	+110.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$1.05 VEF10.45	+170.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$1.02 VEF10.17	+285.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$0.99 VEF9.88	+127.4%
Average			+163.2%

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pay 20.5% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$3.18 VEF31.72	-27.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.00 VEF299.24
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$25,000.00 VEF249K	+108.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$27.00 VEF269.31	+37.4%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 58.7% more for housing

	Antananarivo	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$37.99 VEF378.95	-33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	+87.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	+182.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$16.60 VEF165.55	-70.7%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 61.2% more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$160.00 VEF1,595.92	+539.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46	-59.3%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 89.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$2.00 VEF19.95	+96.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$3.63 VEF36.19	+119.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$4.58 VEF45.68	+189.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$66.50 VEF663.30	+124.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$6.50 VEF64.83	+15.1%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$76.58 VEF763.81	+163.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$50.89 VEF507.62	+83.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	+72.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	+92.4%
Average			+100.4%

Antananarivo vs. Caracas - Cost of clothing

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