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Antananarivo vs. Tunis Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 36.7% more expensive than Tunis.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 48.9% more in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 31.9% more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 42.4% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 25.1% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Tunis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.4% more for restaurants

	Tunis	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 TND12.180	$3.39 MGA14,070	-17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 TND15.220	$4.97 MGA20,636	-3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 TND2.090	$0.93 MGA3,856	+31.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TND0.900	$0.52 MGA2,140	+68.2%
Average			+19.4%

Tunis vs. Antananarivo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.9% more for groceries

	Tunis	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.21 TND0.630	$1.08 MGA4,484	+409.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.35 TND15.800	$5.37 MGA22,311	+0.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.86 TND5.490	$4.15 MGA17,217	+122.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 TND4.560	$2.06 MGA8,536	+33.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 TND8.440	$2.21 MGA9,196	-22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 TND2.860	$0.62 MGA2,574	-35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.71 TND5.040	$0.28 MGA1,172	-83.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TND1.570	$0.52 MGA2,163	-1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 TND0.960	$0.46 MGA1,915	+42.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 TND0.990	$0.34 MGA1,430	+3.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 TND0.830	$0.48 MGA2,008	+71.0%
Average			+48.9%

Tunis vs. Antananarivo - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Tunis	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.28 TND9.690	$4.72 MGA19,581	+43.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.35 TND42.360	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,270.53 TND122K	$12,651.72 MGA53M	-69.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.06 TND9.030	$17.17 MGA71,289	+461.0%
Average			+145.1%

Tunis vs. Antananarivo - Cost of transportation

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pay 31.9% more for housing

	Tunis	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.37 TND63.060	$53.13 MGA221K	+148.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.52 TND848.470	$380.30 MGA2M	+32.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.84 TND530.710	$87.27 MGA362K	-51.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.71 TND134.880	$44.95 MGA187K	-1.7%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 42.4% more for childcare

	Tunis	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.64 TND341.260	$46.54 MGA193K	-59.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,528.63 TND10,412.990	$8,634.52 MGA36M	+144.7%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Tunis	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.72 TND5.070	$0.85 MGA3,518	-50.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.95 TND2.810	$1.46 MGA6,069	+53.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 TND10.400	$1.69 MGA7,035	-51.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.32 TND101.280	$37.44 MGA155K	+9.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 TND16.240	$6.21 MGA25,795	+12.9%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 25.1% less for clothing

	Tunis	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.07 TND138.920	$29.98 MGA124K	-36.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.70 TND182.090	$27.68 MGA115K	-55.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.66 TND279.340	$85.56 MGA355K	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.03 TND215.520	$73.36 MGA305K	+0.4%
Average			-25.1%

Tunis vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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