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Moldova

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Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Chisinau Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 45.6% cheaper than Chisinau.

Restaurants: pay 59.5% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 22.7% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 29.9% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 55.7% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 61.5% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.8% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 45.6% less in Antananarivo

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

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Antananarivo vs. Chisinau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.5% less for restaurants

	Chisinau	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.22 MDL200.58	$2.71 MGA12,245	-75.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 MDL155.45	$5.65 MGA25,510	-35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MDL21.60	$0.79 MGA3,571	-34.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MDL15.92	$0.44 MGA1,973	-51.0%
Average			-59.5%

Chisinau vs. Antananarivo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.7% less for groceries

	Chisinau	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MDL12.71	$1.02 MGA4,629	+44.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.89 MDL87.39	$4.23 MGA19,096	-13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 MDL84.61	$3.70 MGA16,706	-21.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.79 MDL49.81	$2.05 MGA9,260	-26.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 MDL42.13	$2.02 MGA9,136	-14.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.44 MDL7.83	$0.49 MGA2,222	+12.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.60	$0.26 MGA1,157	-70.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 MDL16.79	$0.47 MGA2,121	-50.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 MDL17.97	$0.39 MGA1,752	-61.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.58	$0.26 MGA1,196	-15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 MDL4.40	$0.44 MGA1,967	+77.0%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 29.9% less for transportation

	Chisinau	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.44 MDL115.06	$4.39 MGA19,819	-31.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.52 MDL241.70	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,507.41 MDL528K	$11,971.37 MGA54M	-59.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 MDL88.26	$19.65 MGA88,775	+298.1%
Average			-29.9%

Chisinau vs. Antananarivo - Cost of transportation

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pay 55.7% less for housing

	Chisinau	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 MDL189.39	$57.15 MGA258K	+439.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	$325.82 MGA1M	-52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	$150.37 MGA679K	-65.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	$56.66 MGA256K	-69.5%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 61.5% less for childcare

	Chisinau	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	$25.03 MGA113K	-94.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,841.67 MDL104K	$14,998.31 MGA68M	+156.7%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Chisinau	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 MDL40.12	$1.02 MGA4,592	-54.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 MDL38.67	$1.65 MGA7,464	-23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.42 MDL61.18	$1.58 MGA7,143	-53.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 MDL745.01	$29.61 MGA134K	-28.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 MDL150.43	$5.65 MGA25,510	-32.9%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 45.6% less for clothing

	Chisinau	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	$29.03 MGA131K	-63.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.07 MDL841.43	$27.67 MGA125K	-41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	$77.50 MGA350K	-32.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	$69.58 MGA314K	-39.8%
Average			-45.6%

Chisinau vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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