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Madagascar

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Cameroon

Yaounde vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 12.5% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 97.6% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 33.1% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 22.1% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 96.2% more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 37.5% less in Yaounde

The cost of groceries, childcare, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Yaounde are more expensive than in Antananarivo. Expenses including clothing and housing are lower in Yaounde. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in Yaounde.

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Yaounde vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.6% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$3.41 FCFA1,993	+26.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$5.12 FCFA2,990	-9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$1.49 FCFA872	+88.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$0.53 FCFA311	+22.2%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 97.6% more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$1.06 FCFA618	+3.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$6.83 FCFA3,986	+61.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$13.65 FCFA7,970	+269.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$2.05 FCFA1,196	-0.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$2.71 FCFA1,582	+34.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$2.32 FCFA1,356	+372.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.90 FCFA527	+252.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$0.93 FCFA542	+97.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$0.63 FCFA367	+62.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$0.72 FCFA422	+173.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$0.65 FCFA379	+48.9%
Average			+97.6%

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pay 33.1% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$5.43 FCFA3,169	+23.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.07 FCFA9,966
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$32,433.47 FCFA19M	+170.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$4.01 FCFA2,342	-79.6%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 22.1% less for housing

	Antananarivo	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$51.21 FCFA29,898	-10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$141.34 FCFA82,519	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$183.59 FCFA107K	+22.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$60.74 FCFA35,459	+7.2%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 96.2% more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$615.85 FCFA360K	+2360.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$2,347.16 FCFA1M	-84.4%
Average			+96.2%

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$1.24 FCFA723	+21.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$1.92 FCFA1,121	+16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$1.71 FCFA997	+8.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$23.47 FCFA13,703	-20.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$8.54 FCFA4,983	+51.1%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 37.5% less for clothing

	Antananarivo	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$17.07 FCFA9,966	-41.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$27.31 FCFA15,946	-1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$25.61 FCFA14,949	-67.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$55.19 FCFA32,224	-20.7%
Average			-37.5%

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