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Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Lome Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 10.8% more expensive than Lome.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 43.3% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 10.4% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 21.1% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 24.7% more in Antananarivo

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

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Antananarivo vs. Lome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.6% less for restaurants

	Lome	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.51 F CFA1,441	$3.39 MGA14,405	+34.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.82 F CFA3,340	$4.97 MGA21,127	-14.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.46 F CFA1,985	$0.93 MGA3,948	-73.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 F CFA633	$0.52 MGA2,191	-53.3%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 43.3% less for groceries

	Lome	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 F CFA752	$1.08 MGA4,590	-17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.15 F CFA4,104	$5.37 MGA22,842	-24.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.37 F CFA5,372	$4.15 MGA17,626	-55.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 F CFA1,170	$2.06 MGA8,739	+0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.87 F CFA2,792	$2.21 MGA9,414	-54.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 F CFA698	$0.62 MGA2,635	-49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 F CFA388	$0.28 MGA1,200	-58.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 F CFA1,163	$0.52 MGA2,214	-74.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 F CFA659	$0.46 MGA1,960	-59.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 F CFA465	$0.34 MGA1,464	-57.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 F CFA372	$0.48 MGA2,056	-25.5%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 10.4% more for transportation

	Lome	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 F CFA2,674	$4.72 MGA20,047	+1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.66 F CFA30,777	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	$12,651.72 MGA54M	-11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.12 F CFA6,951	$17.17 MGA72,985	+41.7%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 21.1% less for housing

	Lome	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.72 F CFA25,648	$53.13 MGA226K	+18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$330.92 F CFA190K	$380.30 MGA2M	+14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$201.23 F CFA115K	$87.27 MGA371K	-56.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 F CFA66,769	$44.95 MGA191K	-61.4%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Lome	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$46.54 MGA198K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	$8,634.52 MGA37M	+141.4%
Average			+141.4%

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pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Lome	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.89 F CFA513	$0.85 MGA3,601	-5.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.84 F CFA3,351	$1.46 MGA6,213	-75.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.43 F CFA821	$1.69 MGA7,202	+18.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.68 F CFA29,067	$37.44 MGA159K	-26.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.47 F CFA2,565	$6.21 MGA26,409	+38.9%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 24.7% more for clothing

	Lome	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.04 F CFA14,363	$29.98 MGA127K	+19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.73 F CFA15,902	$27.68 MGA118K	-0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.04 F CFA24,109	$85.56 MGA364K	+103.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.59 F CFA55,399	$73.36 MGA312K	-24.1%
Average			+24.7%

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