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Antananarivo vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 14.9% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 55.5% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 20.0% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 3.5% more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 47.8% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 16.6% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.5% more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR50,640.52	$3.39 MGA14,106	+13.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.46 IDR58,743.00	$4.97 MGA20,689	+43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR9,758.04	$0.93 MGA3,866	+61.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IDR4,299.54	$0.52 MGA2,145	+103.4%
Average			+55.5%

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pay 20.0% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 IDR19,062.54	$1.08 MGA4,495	-3.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50 IDR59,363.59	$5.37 MGA22,369	+53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 IDR85,012.68	$4.15 MGA17,261	-17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 IDR29,939.04	$2.06 MGA8,558	+16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 IDR25,009.93	$2.21 MGA9,219	+50.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 IDR22,301.05	$0.62 MGA2,581	-52.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR11,896.64	$0.28 MGA1,175	-59.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 IDR18,114.40	$0.52 MGA2,168	-51.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 IDR13,156.44	$0.46 MGA1,920	-40.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 IDR13,479.32	$0.34 MGA1,433	-56.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR19,627.47	$0.48 MGA2,013	-58.2%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 IDR49,927.77	$4.72 MGA19,631	+60.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 IDR208K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,844.85 IDR506M	$12,651.72 MGA53M	-57.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.40 IDR57,730.19	$17.17 MGA71,472	+404.7%
Average			+135.8%

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pay 3.5% more for housing

	Jakarta	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 IDR420K	$53.13 MGA221K	+114.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$388.73 IDR7M	$380.30 MGA2M	-2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.77 IDR4M	$87.27 MGA363K	-60.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.98 IDR1M	$44.95 MGA187K	-37.6%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 47.8% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.57 IDR3M	$46.54 MGA194K	-73.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,017.72 IDR187M	$8,634.52 MGA36M	-21.6%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 IDR45,576.47	$0.85 MGA3,527	-68.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 IDR35,606.61	$1.46 MGA6,085	-30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 IDR50,640.52	$1.69 MGA7,053	-43.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.43 IDR465K	$37.44 MGA156K	+36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.58 IDR60,768.62	$6.21 MGA25,862	+73.5%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 16.6% less for clothing

	Jakarta	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.59 IDR909K	$29.98 MGA125K	-44.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.70 IDR555K	$27.68 MGA115K	-15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.63 IDR1M	$85.56 MGA356K	+8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.07 IDR1M	$73.36 MGA305K	-15.7%
Average			-16.6%

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