Cost of living comparison

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Antananarivo is 37.2% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.

If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:

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pay 18.3% less for restaurants

 
Abu Dhabi
Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.89
AED40.00
$3.22
MGA15,037
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.53
AED35.00
$4.30
MGA20,050
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
AED3.95
$1.16
MGA5,413

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pay 34.5% less for groceries

 
Abu Dhabi
Antananarivo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.37
AED5.03
$1.19
MGA5,568
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.80
AED17.63
$5.22
MGA24,346
Milk (1 gallon) $6.85
AED25.17
$3.94
MGA18,401

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pay 16.6% more for transportation

 
Abu Dhabi
Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.03
AED11.11
$4.58
MGA21,346
Monthly public transit pass $24.50
AED90.00
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $45,026.41
AED165,377.50
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006

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pay 71.8% less for housing

 
Abu Dhabi
Antananarivo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$103.04
AED378.45
$52.31
MGA244,035
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,349.31
AED4,955.87
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,005.59
AED3,693.45
$53.69
MGA250,501

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pay 49.3% less for childcare

 
Abu Dhabi
Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $669.40
AED2,458.63
$89.71
MGA418,540
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,841.46
AED47,165.38
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620

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pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Abu Dhabi
Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.89
AED40.00
$1.07
MGA5,012
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.88
AED21.61
$1.12
MGA5,213
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.13
AED22.50
$3.22
MGA15,037

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pay 41.3% less for clothing

 
Abu Dhabi
Antananarivo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$67.20
AED246.81
$19.71
MGA91,957
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.59
AED229.90
$24.89
MGA116,122
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.06
AED378.54
$90.25
MGA421,046

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