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Madagascar

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El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 2.2 times more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 79.9% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 47.5% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 43.0% more in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.3% more in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 78.2% more in San Salvador

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

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San Salvador vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Antananarivo, you would:

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pay 79.9% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$6.75 SVC59.06	+149.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$7.00 SVC61.25	+24.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$1.14 SVC10.01	+44.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$0.83 SVC7.29	+90.8%
Average			+79.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Antananarivo	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$2.85 SVC24.94	+178.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$3.85 SVC33.72	-8.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$6.95 SVC60.81	+87.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$3.02 SVC26.39	+47.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$3.16 SVC27.66	+56.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$2.29 SVC20.07	+366.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.63 SVC5.54	+147.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$1.18 SVC10.35	+151.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$1.56 SVC13.68	+303.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$1.33 SVC11.65	+403.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$1.49 SVC13.05	+242.5%
Average			+148.3%

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pay 47.5% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$4.75 SVC41.60	+8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.50 SVC328.13
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$25,000.00 SVC219K	+108.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$30.00 SVC262.50	+52.7%
Average			+47.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Antananarivo	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$42.50 SVC371.88	-25.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$898.99 SVC7,866.27	+175.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$770.00 SVC6,737.58	+412.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$99.35 SVC869.35	+75.3%
Average			+209.2%

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pay 43.0% more for childcare

	Antananarivo	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$162.67 SVC1,423.35	+549.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$4,720.00 SVC41,300.50	-68.5%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 44.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$2.00 SVC17.50	+96.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$3.55 SVC31.02	+114.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$4.00 SVC35.00	+153.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$31.60 SVC276.50	+6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$5.00 SVC43.75	-11.5%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 78.2% more for clothing

	Antananarivo	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$67.15 SVC587.57	+131.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$47.00 SVC411.25	+69.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$118.33 SVC1,035.43	+52.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$117.00 SVC1,023.76	+68.2%
Average			+78.2%

Antananarivo vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing

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