Cost of living comparison

Nepal

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Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 59.1% more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 86.2% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 29.2% more in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 9.6% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 68.9% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% more in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 46.4% more in Antananarivo

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Antananarivo are more expensive than in Kathmandu. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Antananarivo.

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Antananarivo vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 86.2% more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.76 NPR268.66	$3.39 MGA14,372	+92.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 NPR967.16	$4.97 MGA21,078	-21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 NPR82.66	$0.93 MGA3,939	+71.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 NPR25.96	$0.52 MGA2,186	+202.8%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 29.2% more for groceries

	Kathmandu	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 NPR83.63	$1.08 MGA4,580	+96.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 NPR685.35	$5.37 MGA22,789	+19.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 NPR481.26	$4.15 MGA17,585	+31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 NPR269.53	$2.06 MGA8,719	+16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 NPR213.82	$2.21 MGA9,393	+57.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 NPR148.45	$0.62 MGA2,629	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 NPR69.09	$0.28 MGA1,197	-37.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 NPR82.77	$0.52 MGA2,209	-4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 NPR45.84	$0.46 MGA1,956	+53.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR33.34	$0.34 MGA1,460	+57.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR44.45	$0.48 MGA2,051	+65.9%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 9.6% less for transportation

	Kathmandu	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.57 NPR696.80	$4.72 MGA20,000	+3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.57 NPR1,611.93	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,715.30 NPR5M	$12,651.72 MGA54M	-60.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.39 NPR2,041.78	$17.17 MGA72,816	+28.2%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.25 NPR1,257.80	$53.13 MGA225K	+544.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$179.99 NPR27,443.26	$380.30 MGA2M	+111.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$93.92 NPR14,320.50	$87.27 MGA370K	-7.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.92 NPR3,646.60	$44.95 MGA191K	+87.9%
Average			+184.1%

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pay 68.9% more for childcare

	Kathmandu	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$80.28 NPR12,241.34	$46.54 MGA197K	-42.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,085.67 NPR470K	$8,634.52 MGA37M	+179.8%
Average			+68.9%

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pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 NPR397.61	$0.85 MGA3,593	-67.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 NPR272.04	$1.46 MGA6,199	-18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 NPR429.85	$1.69 MGA7,186	-39.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.82 NPR3,327.19	$37.44 MGA159K	+71.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.17 NPR483.58	$6.21 MGA26,348	+95.9%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 46.4% more for clothing

	Kathmandu	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.91 NPR3,492.52	$29.98 MGA127K	+30.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.63 NPR4,059.68	$27.68 MGA117K	+3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.89 NPR8,673.73	$85.56 MGA363K	+50.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.56 NPR5,574.60	$73.36 MGA311K	+100.6%
Average			+46.4%

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