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Antananarivo vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 20.5% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 15.4% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 32.1% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 5.9% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 15.8% more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 63.9% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.6% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 28.5% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.4% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.13	$3.39 MGA15,176	+9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB198.27	$4.97 MGA22,258	-19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.31	$0.93 MGA4,159	+17.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.66	$0.52 MGA2,308	+54.6%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 32.1% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB46.04	$1.08 MGA4,836	-25.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB271.92	$5.37 MGA24,064	-36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB231.14	$4.15 MGA18,570	-42.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB73.03	$2.06 MGA9,207	-10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB44.12	$2.21 MGA9,918	+60.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.86	$0.62 MGA2,776	-61.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.11	$0.28 MGA1,264	-65.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.72	$0.52 MGA2,333	-49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.27	$0.46 MGA2,065	-45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.03	$0.34 MGA1,542	-52.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.76	$0.48 MGA2,166	-25.5%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 5.9% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.03	$4.72 MGA21,120	+0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,189.60	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	$12,651.72 MGA56,656,041	-66.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB371.75	$17.17 MGA76,890	+47.7%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 15.8% more for housing

	Bangkok	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB540.54	$53.13 MGA237,922	+214.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,583.67	$380.30 MGA1,703,054	-43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,294.25	$87.27 MGA390,799	-72.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,196.14	$44.95 MGA201,275	-34.6%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 63.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,483.59	$46.54 MGA208,413	-92.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	$8,634.52 MGA38,666,483	-35.3%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB89.22	$0.85 MGA3,794	-69.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB81.22	$1.46 MGA6,546	-42.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB140.52	$1.69 MGA7,588	-61.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,631.73	$37.44 MGA167,656	-26.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB257.75	$6.21 MGA27,822	-22.9%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 28.5% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,880.18	$29.98 MGA134,232	-49.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,216.03	$27.68 MGA123,935	-27.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,332.78	$85.56 MGA383,163	-17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,924.44	$73.36 MGA328,504	-19.8%
Average			-28.5%

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