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Antananarivo vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 26.8% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 51.2% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 34.6% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 3.5% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 4.4% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 46.2% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.1% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 11.9% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.2% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.50 CLF0.2500	$3.39 MGA15,116	-67.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 CLF0.1900	$4.97 MGA22,170	-38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 CLF0.0400	$0.93 MGA4,143	-42.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.52 MGA2,299	-55.7%
Average			-51.2%

Santiago vs. Antananarivo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.6% less for groceries

	Santiago	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$1.08 MGA4,817	-30.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.13 CLF0.1200	$5.37 MGA23,970	+4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 CLF0.1100	$4.15 MGA18,497	-8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 CLF0.0900	$2.06 MGA9,170	-48.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 CLF0.0700	$2.21 MGA9,879	-26.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$0.62 MGA2,765	-31.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.28 MGA1,259	-59.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 CLF0.0200	$0.52 MGA2,324	-43.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$0.46 MGA2,057	-45.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$0.34 MGA1,536	-56.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.48 MGA2,158	-34.9%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 3.5% less for transportation

	Santiago	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 CLF0.1200	$4.72 MGA21,037	-9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.99 CLF0.9900	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 CLF0.3000	$17.17 MGA76,588	+33.5%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 4.4% less for housing

	Santiago	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.76 CLF0.5100	$53.13 MGA236,987	+144.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.56 CLF11.8000	$380.30 MGA1,696,365	-24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$424.00 CLF9.9600	$87.27 MGA389,264	-79.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.40 CLF2.5200	$44.95 MGA200,485	-58.1%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 46.2% less for childcare

	Santiago	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.25 CLF10.1300	$46.54 MGA207,595	-89.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	-3.2%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.15 CLF0.0700	$0.85 MGA3,779	-73.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0700	$1.46 MGA6,520	-52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.56 CLF0.1300	$1.69 MGA7,558	-69.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.24 CLF0.7600	$37.44 MGA166,997	+16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.30 CLF0.1500	$6.21 MGA27,713	-1.4%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 11.9% less for clothing

	Santiago	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.82 CLF1.2600	$29.98 MGA133,705	-44.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.77 CLF0.7200	$27.68 MGA123,448	-10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.54 CLF1.7300	$85.56 MGA381,659	+16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.13 CLF1.9100	$73.36 MGA327,214	-9.6%
Average			-11.9%

Santiago vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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