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Antananarivo vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 32.4% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 38.6% more in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 19.9% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 14.3% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.5% more in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 6.2% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.0% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SYP104,016	$3.39 MGA15,116	-57.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 SYP78,012	$4.97 MGA22,170	-17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SYP17,769	$0.93 MGA4,143	-32.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SYP10,683	$0.52 MGA2,299	-37.3%
Average			-36.0%

Damascus vs. Antananarivo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.6% more for groceries

	Damascus	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SYP6,447	$1.08 MGA4,817	+117.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 SYP20,885	$5.37 MGA23,970	+234.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 SYP48,876	$4.15 MGA18,497	+10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 SYP24,801	$2.06 MGA9,170	+7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 SYP42,227	$2.21 MGA9,879	-31.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 SYP5,857	$0.62 MGA2,765	+37.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SYP9,879	$0.28 MGA1,259	-62.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 SYP6,389	$0.52 MGA2,324	+6.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 SYP4,423	$0.46 MGA2,057	+35.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,162	$0.34 MGA1,536	+7.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 SYP3,890	$0.48 MGA2,158	+61.7%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 19.9% more for transportation

	Damascus	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.62 SYP203,114	$4.72 MGA21,037	-69.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	-15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.00 SYP91,014	$17.17 MGA76,588	+145.3%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 14.3% less for housing

	Damascus	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SYP715,110	$53.13 MGA236,987	-3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	$380.30 MGA1,696,365	+56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	$87.27 MGA389,264	-50.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	$44.95 MGA200,485	-59.5%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.17 SYP639,265	$46.54 MGA207,595	-5.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	+406.5%
Average			+200.6%

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pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 SYP20,803	$0.85 MGA3,779	-47.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 SYP25,137	$1.46 MGA6,520	-24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$1.69 MGA7,558	-43.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.25 SYP211,282	$37.44 MGA166,997	+130.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$6.21 MGA27,713	+107.1%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

	Damascus	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.25 SYP575,338	$29.98 MGA133,705	-32.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.25 SYP536,332	$27.68 MGA123,448	-32.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.50 SYP747,615	$85.56 MGA381,659	+48.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	$73.36 MGA327,214	-8.3%
Average			-6.2%

Damascus vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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