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Antananarivo vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 49.4% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 65.6% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 54.8% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 36.2% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 43.1% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 56.5% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.6% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 32.7% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.6% less for restaurants

	Rome	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.83	$3.39 MGA15,000	-80.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.88	$4.97 MGA22,001	-57.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.12	$0.93 MGA4,111	-62.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.13	$0.52 MGA2,281	-61.5%
Average			-65.6%

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pay 54.8% less for groceries

	Rome	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.87	$1.08 MGA4,780	-51.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.07	$5.37 MGA23,786	-43.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.02	$4.15 MGA18,355	-41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.91	$2.06 MGA9,100	-55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.68	$2.21 MGA9,804	-59.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.02	$0.62 MGA2,744	-48.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.88	$0.28 MGA1,250	-72.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.91	$0.52 MGA2,306	-51.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.22	$0.46 MGA2,041	-67.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.72	$0.34 MGA1,524	-59.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.83	$0.48 MGA2,141	-50.6%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 36.2% less for transportation

	Rome	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.48	$4.72 MGA20,876	-38.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.59	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,708.82	$12,651.72 MGA56M	-56.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.80	$17.17 MGA76,002	-13.5%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 43.1% less for housing

	Rome	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.18	$53.13 MGA235K	+65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,215.67	$380.30 MGA2M	-73.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €784.98	$87.27 MGA386K	-90.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €145.33	$44.95 MGA199K	-73.8%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 56.5% less for childcare

	Rome	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €480.80	$46.54 MGA206K	-91.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,267.04	$8,634.52 MGA38M	-21.2%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.94	$0.85 MGA3,750	-85.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.70	$1.46 MGA6,470	-27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.08	$1.69 MGA7,500	-76.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €59.78	$37.44 MGA166K	-47.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.88	$6.21 MGA27,501	-46.8%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 32.7% less for clothing

	Rome	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.18	$29.98 MGA133K	-63.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €31.96	$27.68 MGA123K	-26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.04	$85.56 MGA379K	-3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €98.84	$73.36 MGA325K	-37.2%
Average			-32.7%

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