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Qatar

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Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 61.0% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 51.0% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 39.9% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 0.5% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 79.2% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 75.9% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.5% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 37.2% less in Antananarivo

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

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Antananarivo vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.0% less for restaurants

	Doha	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.18	$2.71 MGA12,341	-71.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.16	$5.65 MGA25,711	-31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$0.79 MGA3,600	-16.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$0.44 MGA1,988	+4.6%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 39.9% less for groceries

	Doha	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.08	$1.02 MGA4,665	-26.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.59	$4.23 MGA19,247	-24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$3.70 MGA16,838	-53.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.50	$2.05 MGA9,333	-39.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$2.02 MGA9,207	-43.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$0.49 MGA2,239	-51.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$0.26 MGA1,166	-68.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$0.47 MGA2,138	-33.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$0.39 MGA1,766	-30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.60	$0.26 MGA1,205	-39.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.44 MGA1,983	-2.2%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 0.5% more for transportation

	Doha	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$4.39 MGA19,975	+105.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.52	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$11,971.37 MGA55M	-57.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.35	$19.65 MGA89,475	+6.9%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 79.2% less for housing

	Doha	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$57.15 MGA260K	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	$325.82 MGA1M	-82.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	$150.37 MGA685K	-87.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	$56.66 MGA258K	-13.2%
Average			-79.2%

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pay 75.9% less for childcare

	Doha	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	$25.03 MGA114K	-96.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	$14,998.31 MGA68M	+56.2%
Average			-75.9%

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pay 76.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.73	$1.02 MGA4,628	-91.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.50	$1.65 MGA7,522	-71.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.62	$1.58 MGA7,199	-75.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR460.06	$29.61 MGA135K	-76.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.23	$5.65 MGA25,711	-54.3%
Average			-76.5%

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pay 37.2% less for clothing

	Doha	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.98	$29.03 MGA132K	-52.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.52	$27.67 MGA126K	-48.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.61	$77.50 MGA353K	-22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.72	$69.58 MGA317K	-18.5%
Average			-37.2%

Doha vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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