Antananarivo vs. Port-aux-francais Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Port-aux-francais, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Port-aux-francais
Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $2.71
MGA12,249
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $5.65
MGA25,519
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.79
MGA3,573

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Port-aux-francais
Antananarivo
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.02
MGA4,630
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.23
MGA19,103
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $3.70
MGA16,712

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Port-aux-francais
Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.39
MGA19,826
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $11,971.37
MGA54M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Port-aux-francais
Antananarivo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $57.15
MGA258K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $325.82
MGA1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $150.37
MGA680K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Port-aux-francais
Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $25.03
MGA113K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $14,998.31
MGA68M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Port-aux-francais
Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.02
MGA4,593
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.65
MGA7,466
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.58
MGA7,145

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Port-aux-francais
Antananarivo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $29.03
MGA131K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $27.67
MGA125K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $77.50
MGA350K

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