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Antananarivo vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 8.0% cheaper than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 10.1% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 12.9% more in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 8.9% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 0.8% more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 26.0% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.7% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 32.1% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.1% more for restaurants

	Rabat	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.42 MAD40.56	$3.39 MGA14,989	-23.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MAD60.83	$4.97 MGA21,983	-25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MAD5.46	$0.93 MGA4,108	+56.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MAD3.58	$0.52 MGA2,280	+32.4%
Average			+10.1%

Rabat vs. Antananarivo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.9% more for groceries

	Rabat	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 MAD4.50	$1.08 MGA4,776	+120.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.60 MAD60.67	$5.37 MGA23,768	-18.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.32 MAD30.50	$4.15 MGA18,341	+24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MAD18.27	$2.06 MGA9,093	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MAD30.73	$2.21 MGA9,796	-33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.67 MAD6.18	$0.62 MGA2,742	-7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MAD6.02	$0.28 MGA1,249	-56.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 MAD3.33	$0.52 MGA2,304	+43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.52	$0.46 MGA2,040	+20.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MAD3.05	$0.34 MGA1,523	+3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.11	$0.48 MGA2,139	+43.0%
Average			+12.9%

Rabat vs. Antananarivo - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.9% more for transportation

	Rabat	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MAD54.30	$4.72 MGA20,859	-20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.60 MAD253.48	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,530.73 MAD344,731.16	$12,651.72 MGA55,957,976	-66.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.06 MAD74.02	$17.17 MGA75,943	+113.1%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 0.8% more for housing

	Rabat	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.53 MAD353.93	$53.13 MGA234,990	+37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$469.58 MAD4,313.22	$380.30 MGA1,682,070	-19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.96 MAD2,507.23	$87.27 MGA385,984	-68.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.46 MAD270.64	$44.95 MGA198,795	+52.5%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 26.0% less for childcare

	Rabat	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.91 MAD1,459.59	$46.54 MGA205,845	-70.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,276.88 MAD66,840.40	$8,634.52 MGA38,190,069	+18.7%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.52 MAD50.70	$0.85 MGA3,747	-84.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 MAD18.33	$1.46 MGA6,465	-26.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 MAD39.54	$1.69 MGA7,494	-60.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.37 MAD260.60	$37.44 MGA165,590	+32.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 MAD65.90	$6.21 MGA27,479	-13.4%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

	Rabat	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 MAD490.06	$29.98 MGA132,578	-43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 MAD438.77	$27.68 MGA122,408	-42.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.95 MAD954.77	$85.56 MGA378,442	-17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.51 MAD895.63	$73.36 MGA324,456	-24.8%
Average			-32.1%

Rabat vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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