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Santo Domingo vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 78.5% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 75.2% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 44.8% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 94.9% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.3% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 52.0% more in Santo Domingo

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

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Santo Domingo vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Antananarivo, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$9.95 DOP611.16	+267.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$7.54 DOP463.46	+33.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$1.04 DOP63.95	+31.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$0.57 DOP35.01	+30.5%
Average			+109.7%

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pay 75.2% more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$1.51 DOP93.03	+47.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$3.62 DOP222.50	-14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$5.19 DOP318.59	+40.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$2.34 DOP143.71	+14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$2.53 DOP155.32	+25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$1.45 DOP88.96	+194.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.37 DOP22.53	+43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$1.24 DOP75.89	+163.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$0.83 DOP51.09	+114.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$0.91 DOP56.14	+245.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$1.00 DOP61.45	+129.7%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 44.8% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$5.38 DOP330.30	+22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$18.24 DOP1,120.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$23,212.79 DOP1M	+93.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	+8.0%
Average			+44.8%

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pay 94.9% more for housing

	Antananarivo	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	+121.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	+132.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	+25.2%
Average			+94.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	+907.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$7,399.96 DOP455K	-50.7%
Average			+123.0%

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pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$2.49 DOP152.79	+144.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$2.27 DOP139.64	+37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$5.32 DOP326.97	+236.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	+0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$7.46 DOP458.37	+32.1%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 52.0% more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	+57.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	+68.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	+12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	+78.7%
Average			+52.0%

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