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Antananarivo vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 37.2% cheaper than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 5.3% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 43.5% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 29.3% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 46.8% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 76.7% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 1.0% more in Antananarivo

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

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Antananarivo vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.3% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,254	$2.71 MGA12,217	+1.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$5.65 MGA25,453	+5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,068	$0.79 MGA3,563	+10.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,410	$0.44 MGA1,968	+17.0%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 43.5% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$1.02 MGA4,618	-10.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$4.23 MGA19,053	-68.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$3.70 MGA16,668	-51.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$2.05 MGA9,239	+9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$2.02 MGA9,115	-28.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,464	$0.49 MGA2,217	-54.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$0.26 MGA1,155	-50.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$0.47 MGA2,117	-60.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$0.39 MGA1,748	-44.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.26 MGA1,193	-60.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.44 MGA1,963	-10.8%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 29.3% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$4.39 MGA19,774	-22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	$11,971.37 MGA54M	-57.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	$19.65 MGA88,575	+132.1%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 46.8% less for housing

	Vientiane	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$57.15 MGA258K	+363.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$325.82 MGA1M	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$150.37 MGA678K	-63.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$56.66 MGA255K	-18.1%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 76.7% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$25.03 MGA113K	-96.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	$14,998.31 MGA68M	+35.3%
Average			-76.7%

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pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,629	$1.02 MGA4,581	-25.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,336	$1.65 MGA7,447	-7.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$1.58 MGA7,127	-11.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$29.61 MGA133K	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,401	$5.65 MGA25,453	+33.4%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 1.0% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$29.03 MGA131K	+8.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$27.67 MGA125K	-58.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$77.50 MGA349K	+36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	$69.58 MGA314K	+69.7%
Average			+1.0%

Vientiane vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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