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Antananarivo vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 33.5% cheaper than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 39.4% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 13.5% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 24.6% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 15.1% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.3% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 55.6% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 65.0% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	$3.39 MGA15,176	-81.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	$4.97 MGA22,258	-58.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	$0.93 MGA4,159	-57.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	$0.52 MGA2,308	-62.9%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 39.4% less for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	$1.08 MGA4,836	-62.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	$5.37 MGA24,064	-12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	$4.15 MGA18,570	-29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	$2.06 MGA9,207	-37.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	$2.21 MGA9,918	-43.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	$0.62 MGA2,776	-46.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	$0.28 MGA1,264	-70.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS819.15	$0.52 MGA2,333	-8.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	$0.46 MGA2,065	-59.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ARS952.66	$0.34 MGA1,542	-47.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ARS837.26	$0.48 MGA2,166	-16.4%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 13.5% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	$4.72 MGA21,120	+9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	$12,651.72 MGA56,656,041	-49.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	$17.17 MGA76,890	+80.5%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 24.6% less for housing

	Buenos Aires	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	$53.13 MGA237,922	+80.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	$380.30 MGA1,703,054	-42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	$87.27 MGA390,799	-81.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	$44.95 MGA201,275	-55.5%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 15.1% less for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	$46.54 MGA208,413	-87.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	$8,634.52 MGA38,666,483	+57.1%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	$0.85 MGA3,794	-77.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	$1.46 MGA6,546	-64.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	$1.69 MGA7,588	-54.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	$37.44 MGA167,656	-14.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	$6.21 MGA27,822	-31.0%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 55.6% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	$29.98 MGA134,232	-73.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	$27.68 MGA123,935	-69.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	$85.56 MGA383,163	-33.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	$73.36 MGA328,504	-45.6%
Average			-55.6%

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