Antananarivo vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 3.2% more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants
pay 58.0% less in Antananarivo
Groceries
pay 14.8% less in Antananarivo
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.5% less in Antananarivo

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Antananarivo. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Antananarivo.

Antananarivo vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antananarivo instead of P'yongyang, you would:

pay 58.0% less for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $3.39
MGA14,405
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.97
MGA21,127
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.34
KPW2,102
$0.93
MGA3,948

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pay 14.8% less for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Antananarivo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.40
KPW2,161
$1.08
MGA4,590
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.37
MGA22,842
Milk (1 gallon) $3.70
KPW3,332
$4.15
MGA17,626

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.72
MGA20,047
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $12,651.72
MGA54M

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Antananarivo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $53.13
MGA226K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $93.44
KPW84,095
$380.30
MGA2M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $262.80
KPW237K
$87.27
MGA371K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $46.54
MGA198K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $8,634.52
MGA37M

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pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $14.02
KPW12,614
$0.85
MGA3,601
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.17
KPW1,051
$1.46
MGA6,213
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.69
MGA7,202

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Antananarivo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $29.98
MGA127K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $27.68
MGA118K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $85.56
MGA364K

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026
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