Cost of living comparison

Denmark

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Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Copenhagen Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 64.5% cheaper than Copenhagen.

Restaurants: pay 80.4% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 64.5% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 51.7% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 55.0% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 71.7% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.2% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 56.8% less in Antananarivo

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

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Antananarivo vs. Copenhagen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.4% less for restaurants

	Copenhagen	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.17 DKK184.46	$3.39 MGA14,545	-88.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.65 DKK102.48	$4.97 MGA21,332	-68.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.62 DKK30.25	$0.93 MGA3,986	-79.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.55 DKK23.27	$0.52 MGA2,212	-85.5%
Average			-80.4%

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pay 64.5% less for groceries

	Copenhagen	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$4.89 DKK32.00	$1.08 MGA4,635	-77.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.87 DKK51.54	$5.37 MGA23,064	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.66 DKK56.73	$4.15 MGA17,797	-52.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.63 DKK36.89	$2.06 MGA8,824	-63.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.77 DKK37.80	$2.21 MGA9,506	-61.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.67 DKK10.94	$0.62 MGA2,661	-62.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 DKK10.31	$0.28 MGA1,212	-82.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 DKK11.42	$0.52 MGA2,236	-70.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.78 DKK18.19	$0.46 MGA1,979	-83.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 DKK8.00	$0.34 MGA1,478	-71.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 DKK6.65	$0.48 MGA2,076	-52.4%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 51.7% less for transportation

	Copenhagen	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.55 DKK55.98	$4.72 MGA20,241	-44.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$125.18 DKK819.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,855.90 DKK333K	$12,651.72 MGA54M	-75.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.52 DKK173.70	$17.17 MGA73,693	-35.3%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 55.0% less for housing

	Copenhagen	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.75 DKK279.98	$53.13 MGA228K	+24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,049.88 DKK13,424.64	$380.30 MGA2M	-81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,435.45 DKK9,400.71	$87.27 MGA375K	-93.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.40 DKK945.69	$44.95 MGA193K	-68.9%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 71.7% less for childcare

	Copenhagen	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$612.48 DKK4,011.13	$46.54 MGA200K	-92.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,619.61 DKK115K	$8,634.52 MGA37M	-51.0%
Average			-71.7%

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pay 71.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Copenhagen	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.39 DKK61.49	$0.85 MGA3,636	-91.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.78 DKK44.42	$1.46 MGA6,274	-78.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.17 DKK66.61	$1.69 MGA7,272	-83.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.25 DKK368.41	$37.44 MGA161K	-33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.73 DKK135.78	$6.21 MGA26,665	-70.0%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 56.8% less for clothing

	Copenhagen	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$127.11 DKK832.43	$29.98 MGA129K	-76.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.77 DKK378.35	$27.68 MGA119K	-52.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.42 DKK893.42	$85.56 MGA367K	-37.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$190.61 DKK1,248.27	$73.36 MGA315K	-61.5%
Average			-56.8%

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