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Antananarivo vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 43.8% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 20.4% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 50.1% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 8.1% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 53.0% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 57.8% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.8% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 46.5% less in Antananarivo

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Antananarivo.

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Antananarivo vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 20.4% less for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$2.71 MGA12,217	-30.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$5.65 MGA25,453	-8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$0.79 MGA3,563	-14.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.44 MGA1,968	-15.3%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 50.1% less for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$1.02 MGA4,618	-40.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$4.23 MGA19,053	-9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$3.70 MGA16,668	-47.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$2.05 MGA9,239	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$2.02 MGA9,115	-0.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$0.49 MGA2,217	-65.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.26 MGA1,155	-74.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$0.47 MGA2,117	-64.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$0.39 MGA1,748	-66.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.26 MGA1,193	-65.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.44 MGA1,963	-53.2%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 8.1% less for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$4.39 MGA19,774	+182.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$11,971.37 MGA54M	-72.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$19.65 MGA88,575	-35.5%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 53.0% less for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$57.15 MGA258K	-12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$325.82 MGA1M	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$150.37 MGA678K	-68.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$56.66 MGA255K	+20.8%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 57.8% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$25.03 MGA113K	-88.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$14,998.31 MGA68M	+54.2%
Average			-57.8%

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pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$1.02 MGA4,581	-48.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$1.65 MGA7,447	-57.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$1.58 MGA7,127	-89.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$29.61 MGA133K	-35.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$5.65 MGA25,453	+3.3%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 46.5% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$29.03 MGA131K	-61.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$27.67 MGA125K	-70.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$77.50 MGA349K	-24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$69.58 MGA314K	-3.7%
Average			-46.5%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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