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Rabat vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Rabat is 59.5% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 0.8% more in Rabat
Groceries: pay 5.1% more in Rabat
Transportation: pay 56.3% more in Rabat
Housing: pay 43.6% more in Rabat
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Rabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Rabat
Clothing: pay 51.2% more in Rabat

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

Rabat vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.8% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Rabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.39 MGA15,116	$4.42 MAD40.78	+30.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.97 MGA22,170	$6.62 MAD61.17	+33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MGA4,143	$0.59 MAD5.49	-36.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MGA2,299	$0.39 MAD3.60	-24.5%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 5.1% more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Rabat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MGA4,817	$0.49 MAD4.53	-54.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 MGA23,970	$6.60 MAD61.00	+22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.15 MGA18,497	$3.32 MAD30.67	-19.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 MGA9,170	$1.99 MAD18.38	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 MGA9,879	$3.35 MAD30.90	+51.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 MGA2,765	$0.67 MAD6.22	+8.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.28 MGA1,259	$0.66 MAD6.06	+132.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 MGA2,324	$0.36 MAD3.35	-30.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MGA2,057	$0.38 MAD3.54	-16.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MGA1,536	$0.33 MAD3.07	-3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MGA2,158	$0.34 MAD3.13	-30.0%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 56.3% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Rabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 MGA21,037	$5.91 MAD54.60	+25.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.60 MAD254.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	$37,530.73 MAD346,633.56	+196.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.17 MGA76,588	$8.06 MAD74.42	-53.1%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 43.6% more for housing

	Antananarivo	Rabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.13 MGA236,987	$38.53 MAD355.88	-27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$380.30 MGA1,696,365	$469.58 MAD4,337.03	+23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$87.27 MGA389,264	$272.96 MAD2,521.07	+212.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.95 MGA200,485	$29.46 MAD272.14	-34.4%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Rabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.54 MGA207,595	$158.91 MAD1,467.65	+241.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	$7,276.88 MAD67,209.25	-15.7%
Average			+112.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Rabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.85 MGA3,779	$5.52 MAD50.98	+551.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.46 MGA6,520	$2.00 MAD18.43	+36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 MGA7,558	$4.30 MAD39.76	+154.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.44 MGA166,997	$28.37 MAD262.03	-24.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 MGA27,713	$7.17 MAD66.27	+15.5%
Average			+146.7%

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pay 51.2% more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Rabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.98 MGA133,705	$53.35 MAD492.76	+78.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.68 MGA123,448	$47.77 MAD441.19	+72.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.56 MGA381,659	$103.95 MAD960.04	+21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.36 MGA327,214	$97.51 MAD900.57	+32.9%
Average			+51.2%

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