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Antananarivo vs. Honiara Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 9.8% cheaper than Honiara.

Restaurants: pay 46.8% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 42.0% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 26.6% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 60.7% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 78.2% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 4.4% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Honiara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.8% less for restaurants

	Honiara	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD48.95	$3.39 MGA14,070	-44.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD97.91	$4.97 MGA20,636	-59.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.01	$0.93 MGA3,856	-32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.57	$0.52 MGA2,140	-51.6%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 42.0% less for groceries

	Honiara	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD11.96	$1.08 MGA4,484	-27.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD15.99	$5.37 MGA22,311	+170.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD78.36	$4.15 MGA17,217	-57.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD44.20	$2.06 MGA8,536	-62.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD31.53	$2.21 MGA9,196	-43.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD25.76	$0.62 MGA2,574	-80.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.44	$0.28 MGA1,172	-75.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD28.51	$0.52 MGA2,163	-85.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.08	$0.46 MGA1,915	-69.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.33	$0.34 MGA1,430	-62.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.21	$0.48 MGA2,008	-68.1%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 26.6% more for transportation

	Honiara	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD39.43	$4.72 MGA19,581	-3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD195.81	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$12,651.72 MGA53M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD88.12	$17.17 MGA71,289	+56.9%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 60.7% less for housing

	Honiara	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD709.82	$53.13 MGA221K	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,405.79	$380.30 MGA2M	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,140.09	$87.27 MGA362K	-86.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,620.44	$44.95 MGA187K	-86.2%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 78.2% more for childcare

	Honiara	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD783.25	$46.54 MGA193K	-52.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD22,518.50	$8,634.52 MGA36M	+208.7%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Honiara	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD14.69	$0.85 MGA3,518	-53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.21	$1.46 MGA6,069	-53.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD32.31	$1.69 MGA7,035	-57.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$37.44 MGA155K
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD26.92	$6.21 MGA25,795	+85.8%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 4.4% less for clothing

	Honiara	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD165.79	$29.98 MGA124K	+45.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD734.30	$27.68 MGA115K	-69.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD620.07	$85.56 MGA355K	+11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD620.07	$73.36 MGA305K	-4.7%
Average			-4.4%

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