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Antananarivo vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 33.4% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.1% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 3.2% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 58.9% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 53.1% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.7% more in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 9.3% more in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.1% more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.88 ₫49,644	$3.39 MGA14,091	+79.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₫109K	$4.97 MGA20,668	+20.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 ₫13,947	$0.93 MGA3,862	+75.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 ₫7,510	$0.52 MGA2,143	+80.8%
Average			+64.1%

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pay 3.2% less for groceries

	Vietnam	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 ₫22,641	$1.08 MGA4,490	+25.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ₫140K	$5.37 MGA22,345	+1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.20 ₫137K	$4.15 MGA17,243	-20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 ₫38,127	$2.06 MGA8,549	+42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.56 ₫41,005	$2.21 MGA9,210	+42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 ₫31,191	$0.62 MGA2,578	-47.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,407	$0.28 MGA1,174	-40.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫15,154	$0.52 MGA2,166	-9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,929	$0.46 MGA1,918	-6.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,233	$0.34 MGA1,432	-25.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,288	$0.48 MGA2,011	+3.7%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 58.9% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 ₫84,067	$4.72 MGA19,611	+47.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.64 ₫175K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,225.24 ₫875M	$12,651.72 MGA53M	-61.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.90 ₫155K	$17.17 MGA71,397	+190.9%
Average			+58.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Vietnam	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.68 ₫229K	$53.13 MGA221K	+512.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$310.38 ₫8M	$380.30 MGA2M	+22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.57 ₫6M	$87.27 MGA363K	-61.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.27 ₫1M	$44.95 MGA187K	+3.9%
Average			+119.4%

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pay 53.1% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.23 ₫5M	$46.54 MGA194K	-76.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,262.04 ₫323M	$8,634.52 MGA36M	-29.6%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.93 ₫24,522	$0.85 MGA3,523	-9.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 ₫42,096	$1.46 MGA6,078	-8.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.28 ₫33,671	$1.69 MGA7,046	+32.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.38 ₫537K	$37.44 MGA156K	+83.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 ₫84,129	$6.21 MGA25,834	+94.5%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 9.3% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.66 ₫834K	$29.98 MGA125K	-5.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.29 ₫561K	$27.68 MGA115K	+30.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.72 ₫2M	$85.56 MGA356K	+17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.26 ₫2M	$73.36 MGA305K	-5.1%
Average			+9.3%

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