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Antananarivo vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 32.7% cheaper than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 1.2% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 31.4% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 12.0% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 57.4% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 51.0% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.9% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 38.5% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.2% more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SAR30.00	$3.39 MGA15,176	-57.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR30.00	$4.97 MGA22,258	-37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$0.93 MGA4,159	+23.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 SAR1.10	$0.52 MGA2,308	+76.5%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 31.4% less for groceries

	Riyadh	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 SAR4.91	$1.08 MGA4,836	-17.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 SAR16.00	$5.37 MGA24,064	+26.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.23 SAR23.37	$4.15 MGA18,570	-33.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 SAR10.53	$2.06 MGA9,207	-26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 SAR17.52	$2.21 MGA9,918	-52.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.85	$0.62 MGA2,776	-39.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$0.28 MGA1,264	-63.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.07	$0.52 MGA2,333	-36.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SAR2.63	$0.46 MGA2,065	-34.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.17	$0.34 MGA1,542	-40.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.48	$0.48 MGA2,166	-26.9%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 12.0% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.65	$4.72 MGA21,120	+104.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.33 SAR140.01	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,328.67 SAR125,009.97	$12,651.72 MGA56,656,041	-62.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.40 SAR69.01	$17.17 MGA76,890	-6.7%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 57.4% less for housing

	Riyadh	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.49 SAR279.42	$53.13 MGA237,922	-28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,119.84 SAR4,200.33	$380.30 MGA1,703,054	-66.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$846.11 SAR3,173.60	$87.27 MGA390,799	-89.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.07 SAR307.85	$44.95 MGA201,275	-45.2%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 51.0% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.83 SAR1,732.23	$46.54 MGA208,413	-89.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,810.75 SAR36,798.39	$8,634.52 MGA38,666,483	-12.0%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 63.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR7.00	$0.85 MGA3,794	-54.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 SAR15.39	$1.46 MGA6,546	-64.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.33 SAR27.50	$1.69 MGA7,588	-76.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$104.43 SAR391.70	$37.44 MGA167,656	-64.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.33 SAR57.50	$6.21 MGA27,822	-59.5%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 38.5% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.01 SAR221.34	$29.98 MGA134,232	-49.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.27 SAR241.07	$27.68 MGA123,935	-56.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.52 SAR414.53	$85.56 MGA383,163	-22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.25 SAR368.53	$73.36 MGA328,504	-25.3%
Average			-38.5%

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