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Antananarivo vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 47.1% cheaper than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 39.8% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 61.1% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 21.3% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 43.3% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 79.1% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.0% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 42.2% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.8% less for restaurants

	Georgetown	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.95 GYD2,495.08	$3.39 MGA14,350	-71.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,956.14	$4.97 MGA21,047	-46.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 GYD246.18	$0.93 MGA3,933	-21.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 GYD133.74	$0.52 MGA2,182	-19.5%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 61.1% less for groceries

	Georgetown	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD436.29	$1.08 MGA4,573	-48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 GYD1,448.93	$5.37 MGA22,755	-22.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.04 GYD2,723.83	$4.15 MGA17,559	-68.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55 GYD949.79	$2.06 MGA8,706	-54.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 GYD632.47	$2.21 MGA9,379	-26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.47 GYD723.77	$0.62 MGA2,625	-82.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.53 GYD320.15	$0.28 MGA1,196	-81.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 GYD347.45	$0.52 MGA2,206	-68.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.74 GYD572.46	$0.46 MGA1,953	-83.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD227.77	$0.34 MGA1,458	-68.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 GYD305.95	$0.48 MGA2,048	-67.0%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 21.3% less for transportation

	Georgetown	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 GYD812.26	$4.72 MGA19,971	+21.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.67 GYD5,988.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,218.32 GYD5M	$12,651.72 MGA54M	-43.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.62 GYD6,187.81	$17.17 MGA72,707	-42.0%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 43.3% less for housing

	Georgetown	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.36 GYD10,519.27	$53.13 MGA225K	+5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$906.97 GYD189K	$380.30 MGA2M	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.12 GYD85,664.51	$87.27 MGA370K	-78.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.46 GYD16,179.88	$44.95 MGA190K	-42.0%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 79.1% less for childcare

	Georgetown	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,014.45 GYD212K	$46.54 MGA197K	-95.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,232.76 GYD5M	$8,634.52 MGA37M	-62.8%
Average			-79.1%

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pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 GYD424.16	$0.85 MGA3,588	-58.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83 GYD1,217.60	$1.46 MGA6,190	-74.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 GYD558.90	$1.69 MGA7,175	-36.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.23 GYD7,984.26	$37.44 MGA159K	-2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 GYD1,297.44	$6.21 MGA26,309
Average			-43.0%

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pay 42.2% less for clothing

	Georgetown	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.17 GYD10,479.35	$29.98 MGA127K	-40.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.56 GYD10,978.36	$27.68 MGA117K	-47.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.12 GYD30,939.03	$85.56 MGA362K	-42.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.65 GYD25,200.34	$73.36 MGA311K	-39.2%
Average			-42.2%

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