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Antananarivo vs. Tripoli Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 52.7% more expensive than Tripoli.

Restaurants: pay 35.4% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 22.7% more in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 5.8 times more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 1.5% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.2% more in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 26.8% more in Antananarivo

The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Antananarivo are more expensive than in Tripoli. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Antananarivo.

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Antananarivo vs. Tripoli Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.4% more for restaurants

	Tripoli	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.89 LYD25.030	$2.71 MGA12,217	-30.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.65 LYD17.020	$5.65 MGA25,453	+113.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 LYD2.810	$0.79 MGA3,563	+80.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.11 LYD0.680	$0.44 MGA1,968	+310.3%
Average			+35.4%

Tripoli vs. Antananarivo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.7% more for groceries

	Tripoli	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.21 LYD1.350	$1.02 MGA4,618	+388.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.61 LYD16.770	$4.23 MGA19,053	+62.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55 LYD22.830	$3.70 MGA16,668	+4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.39 LYD8.920	$2.05 MGA9,239	+47.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 LYD10.220	$2.02 MGA9,115	+27.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 LYD6.640	$0.49 MGA2,217	-52.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 LYD4.390	$0.26 MGA1,155	-62.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 LYD2.080	$0.47 MGA2,117	+45.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 LYD1.680	$0.39 MGA1,748	+48.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 LYD2.160	$0.26 MGA1,193	-21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 LYD1.390	$0.44 MGA1,963	+100.9%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 5.8 times more for transportation

	Tripoli	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.09 LYD0.570	$4.39 MGA19,774	+4863.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,347.42 LYD150K	$11,971.37 MGA54M	-48.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.51 LYD29.030	$19.65 MGA88,575	+335.4%
Average			+476.1%

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pay 1.5% less for housing

	Tripoli	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.04 LYD173.930	$57.15 MGA258K	+111.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$355.40 LYD2,285.760	$325.82 MGA1M	-8.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$144.24 LYD927.650	$150.37 MGA678K	+4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.42 LYD459.310	$56.66 MGA255K	-20.7%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Tripoli	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.32 LYD336.470	$25.03 MGA113K	-52.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,556.49 LYD10,010.640	$14,998.31 MGA68M	+863.6%
Average			+114.7%

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pay 65.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Tripoli	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.62 LYD4.000	$1.02 MGA4,581	+63.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.46 LYD2.960	$1.65 MGA7,447	+259.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.95 LYD12.510	$1.58 MGA7,127	-18.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.90 LYD160.170	$29.61 MGA133K	+18.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.65 MGA25,453
Average			+65.2%

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pay 26.8% more for clothing

	Tripoli	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.72 LYD146.160	$29.03 MGA131K	+27.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.38 LYD111.790	$27.67 MGA125K	+59.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.21 LYD412.940	$77.50 MGA349K	+20.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.15 LYD425.450	$69.58 MGA314K	+5.2%
Average			+26.8%

Tripoli vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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