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Antananarivo vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 2.5 times more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 19.0% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 62.4% more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 9.2 times more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% more in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 47.1% more in Antananarivo

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Antananarivo are more expensive than in Colombo. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Antananarivo.

Antananarivo vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.7% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 LKR1,269.15	$3.39 MGA15,176	-17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.26 LKR2,538.29	$4.97 MGA22,258	-39.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LKR233.26	$0.93 MGA4,159	+22.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 LKR111.43	$0.52 MGA2,308	+42.1%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 19.0% less for groceries

	Colombo	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 LKR160.10	$1.08 MGA4,836	+107.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.78 LKR2,083.94	$5.37 MGA24,064	-20.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 LKR2,060.40	$4.15 MGA18,570	-38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 LKR600.76	$2.06 MGA9,207	+5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 LKR629.94	$2.21 MGA9,918	+8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.42 LKR1,051.88	$0.62 MGA2,776	-81.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 LKR152.38	$0.28 MGA1,264	-43.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.69 LKR826.88	$0.52 MGA2,333	-80.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR168.43	$0.46 MGA2,065	-15.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR157.17	$0.34 MGA1,542	-32.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 LKR177.69	$0.48 MGA2,166	-16.4%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Colombo	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	$4.72 MGA21,120	+14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.61 LKR2,030.64	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,432.11 LKR8,122,543.83	$12,651.72 MGA56,656,041	-52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.04 LKR934.09	$17.17 MGA76,890	+464.9%
Average			+142.5%

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pay 62.4% more for housing

	Colombo	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.01 LKR4,306.40	$53.13 MGA237,922	+279.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$360.90 LKR110,903.96	$380.30 MGA1,703,054	+5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$177.21 LKR54,457.87	$87.27 MGA390,799	-50.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.78 LKR11,916.86	$44.95 MGA201,275	+15.9%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 9.2 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	$46.54 MGA208,413	+37.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$505.51 LKR155,343.65	$8,634.52 MGA38,666,483	+1608.1%
Average			+822.8%

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pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 LKR710.72	$0.85 MGA3,794	-63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.67 LKR820.10	$1.46 MGA6,546	-45.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.24 LKR3,147.49	$1.69 MGA7,588	-83.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.33 LKR4,097.53	$37.44 MGA167,656	+180.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.30 LKR1,015.32	$6.21 MGA27,822	+88.0%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 47.1% more for clothing

	Colombo	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.56 LKR8,162.73	$29.98 MGA134,232	+12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.76 LKR5,457.33	$27.68 MGA123,935	+55.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.21 LKR20,653.71	$85.56 MGA383,163	+27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.07 LKR11,700.33	$73.36 MGA328,504	+92.7%
Average			+47.1%

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