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Madagascar

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Angola

Luanda vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Luanda is 32.8% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 68.4% more in Luanda
Groceries: pay 54.2% more in Luanda
Transportation: pay 47.3% less in Luanda
Housing: pay 27.1% more in Luanda
Childcare: pay 5.2 times more in Luanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% more in Luanda
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Luanda

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

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Luanda vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.4% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Luanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$5.46 AOA4,985.44	+101.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$6.55 AOA5,982.53	+16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$1.36 AOA1,245.36	+72.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$1.18 AOA1,079.18	+170.7%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 54.2% more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Luanda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$0.93 AOA847.52	-9.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$4.72 AOA4,311.41	+11.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$7.34 AOA6,699.54	+98.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$1.85 AOA1,693.39	-9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$1.54 AOA1,402.04	-24.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$1.03 AOA939.60	+109.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.44 AOA399.51	+70.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$1.23 AOA1,126.91	+162.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$0.82 AOA748.37	+111.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$0.70 AOA642.23	+165.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$0.70 AOA640.03	+61.0%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 47.3% less for transportation

	Antananarivo	Luanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$1.24 AOA1,132.32	-71.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.76 AOA29,912.63
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$14,197.31 AOA13M	+18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$8.08 AOA7,378.45	-58.9%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 27.1% more for housing

	Antananarivo	Luanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$77.84 AOA71,064.09	+36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$382.10 AOA349K	+17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$199.76 AOA182K	+32.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$77.67 AOA70,915.36	+37.1%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Luanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$764.47 AOA698K	+2953.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$13,318.76 AOA12M	-11.2%
Average			+420.7%

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pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Luanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	+61.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$2.61 AOA2,379.80	+57.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	+3.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$45.39 AOA41,445.25	+53.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$3.55 AOA3,240.54	-37.1%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Luanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$109.21 AOA99,708.77	+276.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$62.52 AOA57,083.27	+126.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$96.92 AOA88,491.54	+25.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$199.31 AOA182K	+186.5%
Average			+134.9%

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