Cost of living comparison

Cabo Verde

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Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 23.7% cheaper than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 49.2% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 53.8% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 17.5% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 39.8% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 49.0% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.2% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 30.4% less in Antananarivo

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Antananarivo.

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Antananarivo vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.2% less for restaurants

	Praia	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.29 CVE509.31	$3.39 MGA14,372	-35.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 CVE667.30	$4.97 MGA21,078	-28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.26 CVE314.49	$0.93 MGA3,939	-71.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 CVE128.59	$0.52 MGA2,186	-61.4%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 53.8% less for groceries

	Praia	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 CVE210.58	$1.08 MGA4,580	-50.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 CVE1,309.56	$5.37 MGA22,789	-60.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.38 CVE518.15	$4.15 MGA17,585	-22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 CVE228.42	$2.06 MGA8,719	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.21 MGA9,393
Apples (1 lb)	$2.41 CVE232.52	$0.62 MGA2,629	-74.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 CVE139.70	$0.28 MGA1,197	-80.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.76 CVE169.19	$0.52 MGA2,209	-70.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.80 CVE270.08	$0.46 MGA1,956	-83.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 CVE65.19	$0.34 MGA1,460	-49.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 CVE69.85	$0.48 MGA2,051	-33.3%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 17.5% less for transportation

	Praia	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.26 CVE602.77	$4.72 MGA20,000	-24.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.37 CVE2,829.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE3M	$12,651.72 MGA54M	-58.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.16 CVE1,267.95	$17.17 MGA72,816	+30.5%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 39.8% less for housing

	Praia	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.34 CVE5,235.71	$53.13 MGA225K	-2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$479.44 CVE46,197.40	$380.30 MGA2M	-20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.36 CVE25,665.22	$87.27 MGA370K	-67.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$145.64 CVE14,032.84	$44.95 MGA191K	-69.1%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 49.0% more for childcare

	Praia	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.65 CVE14,227.38	$46.54 MGA197K	-68.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,238.92 CVE312K	$8,634.52 MGA37M	+166.6%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 CVE261.79	$0.85 MGA3,593	-68.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 CVE157.21	$1.46 MGA6,199	-10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.79 CVE461.97	$1.69 MGA7,186	-64.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.96 CVE3,079.83	$37.44 MGA159K	+17.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE564.63	$6.21 MGA26,348	+6.0%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 30.4% less for clothing

	Praia	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.10 CVE8,488.49	$29.98 MGA127K	-66.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,079.83	$27.68 MGA117K	-13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,212.87	$85.56 MGA363K	+0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.85 CVE12,319.31	$73.36 MGA311K	-42.6%
Average			-30.4%

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