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Antananarivo vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 29.3% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 75.0% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 5.5% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 62.3% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 53.3% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% more in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 1.9% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.0% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,045	$3.39 MGA15,262	+78.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫112K	$4.97 MGA22,384	+15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,261	$0.93 MGA4,183	+96.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,368	$0.52 MGA2,321	+109.6%
Average			+75.0%

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pay 5.5% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,447	$1.08 MGA4,863	+19.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫128K	$5.37 MGA24,201	+8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫137K	$4.15 MGA18,675	-21.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,032	$2.06 MGA9,259	+36.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,139	$2.21 MGA9,974	+39.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,166	$0.62 MGA2,792	-56.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,175	$0.28 MGA1,271	-40.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,113	$0.52 MGA2,346	-21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,943	$0.46 MGA2,077	-7.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,441	$0.34 MGA1,551	-22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,939	$0.48 MGA2,178	+4.9%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 62.3% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫82,981	$4.72 MGA21,240	+47.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫196K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫981M	$12,651.72 MGA57M	-66.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫145K	$17.17 MGA77,327	+206.3%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫225K	$53.13 MGA239K	+512.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$380.30 MGA2M	+9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$87.27 MGA393K	-66.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	$44.95 MGA202K	-20.1%
Average			+108.8%

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pay 53.3% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	$46.54 MGA210K	-79.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫305M	$8,634.52 MGA39M	-26.7%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,523	$0.85 MGA3,815	-10.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫46,409	$1.46 MGA6,583	-18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,332	$1.69 MGA7,631	+27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫723K	$37.44 MGA169K	+34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫98,090	$6.21 MGA27,980	+64.0%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$29.98 MGA135K	-28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫594K	$27.68 MGA125K	+20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$85.56 MGA385K	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$73.36 MGA330K	+1.3%
Average			-1.9%

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