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Antananarivo vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 50.7% more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 43.3% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 14.9% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 55.6% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 80.4% more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.5% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 32.1% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.3% less for restaurants

	Maseru	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.52 LSL195.30	$3.39 MGA15,116	-70.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.07 LSL136.71	$4.97 MGA22,170	-38.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 LSL22.46	$0.93 MGA4,143	-29.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LSL13.35	$0.52 MGA2,299	-34.5%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 14.9% less for groceries

	Maseru	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 LSL12.50	$1.08 MGA4,817	+46.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.65 LSL61.92	$5.37 MGA23,970	+47.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 LSL67.67	$4.15 MGA18,497	+3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.44 LSL24.41	$2.06 MGA9,170	+42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 LSL45.44	$2.21 MGA9,879	-17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 LSL13.85	$0.62 MGA2,765	-24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 LSL16.51	$0.28 MGA1,259	-71.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 LSL19.94	$0.52 MGA2,324	-55.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 LSL17.73	$0.46 MGA2,057	-55.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LSL11.52	$0.34 MGA1,536	-49.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 LSL11.85	$0.48 MGA2,158	-30.8%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 55.6% more for transportation

	Maseru	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 LSL77.54	$4.72 MGA21,037	+3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.81 LSL488.25	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 LSL341,776.69	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	-37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.70 LSL96.67	$17.17 MGA76,588	+201.0%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 80.4% more for housing

	Maseru	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.68 LSL553.77	$53.13 MGA236,987	+62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$145.97 LSL2,473.81	$380.30 MGA1,696,365	+160.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.94 LSL1,253.18	$87.27 MGA389,264	+18.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$44.95 MGA200,485
Average			+80.4%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.99 LSL847.27	$46.54 MGA207,595	-6.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,133.16 LSL19,204.60	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	+662.0%
Average			+327.6%

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pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 LSL34.18	$0.85 MGA3,779	-58.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 LSL30.92	$1.46 MGA6,520	-19.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 LSL83.00	$1.69 MGA7,558	-65.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.09 LSL374.33	$37.44 MGA166,997	+69.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.21 MGA27,713
Average			-18.5%

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

	Maseru	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 LSL748.65	$29.98 MGA133,705	-32.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.33 LSL683.55	$27.68 MGA123,448	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.79 LSL1,725.16	$85.56 MGA381,659	-15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.05 LSL2,441.26	$73.36 MGA327,214	-49.1%
Average			-32.1%

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