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 ?? $3.39
MGA14,597
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.97
MGA21,410
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.93
MGA4,001

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Port-aux-francais
Antananarivo
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.08
MGA4,652
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.37
MGA23,147
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $4.15
MGA17,862

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Port-aux-francais
Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.72
MGA20,315
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $12,651.72
MGA54M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Port-aux-francais
Antananarivo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $53.13
MGA229K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $380.30
MGA2M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $87.27
MGA376K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Port-aux-francais
Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $46.54
MGA200K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $8,634.52
MGA37M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Port-aux-francais
Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $0.85
MGA3,649
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.46
MGA6,296
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.69
MGA7,299

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Port-aux-francais
Antananarivo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $29.98
MGA129K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $27.68
MGA119K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $85.56
MGA369K

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