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Antananarivo vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 25.3% cheaper than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 8.3% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 2.4% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 40.8% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 48.3% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 40.9% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% more in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Antananarivo

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

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Antananarivo vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.3% less for restaurants

	Kigali	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$2.71 MGA12,217
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$5.65 MGA25,453	-16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$0.79 MGA3,563	+1.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$0.44 MGA1,968	-21.9%
Average			-8.3%

Kigali vs. Antananarivo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4% less for groceries

	Kigali	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$1.02 MGA4,618	-2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$4.23 MGA19,053	+100.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$3.70 MGA16,668	+16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$2.05 MGA9,239	+25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$2.02 MGA9,115	-2.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$0.49 MGA2,217	-55.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$0.26 MGA1,155	-27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$0.47 MGA2,117	-31.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$0.39 MGA1,748	-18.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.26 MGA1,193	+17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.44 MGA1,963	+28.9%
Average			-2.4%

Kigali vs. Antananarivo - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.8% less for transportation

	Kigali	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$4.39 MGA19,774	-37.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$11,971.37 MGA54M	-54.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$19.65 MGA88,575	+3.6%
Average			-40.8%

Kigali vs. Antananarivo - Cost of transportation

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pay 48.3% less for housing

	Kigali	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$57.15 MGA258K	+172.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$325.82 MGA1M	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$150.37 MGA678K	-63.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$56.66 MGA255K	-11.9%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 40.9% less for childcare

	Kigali	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	$25.03 MGA113K	-77.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$14,998.31 MGA68M	+57.7%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$1.02 MGA4,581
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$1.65 MGA7,447	-31.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$1.58 MGA7,127	-22.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$29.61 MGA133K	+10.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$5.65 MGA25,453	+66.7%
Average			+5.3%

Kigali vs. Antananarivo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$29.03 MGA131K	+67.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$27.67 MGA125K	+77.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$77.50 MGA349K	+248.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$69.58 MGA314K	+105.4%
Average			+114.6%

Kigali vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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