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Amman vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Amman is 76.7% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 21.8% more in Amman
Groceries: pay 22.1% more in Amman
Transportation: pay 43.2% more in Amman
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Amman
Childcare: pay 56.4% more in Amman
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Amman
Clothing: pay 89.7% more in Amman

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

Amman vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.8% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Amman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MGA15,329	$7.05 JOD5.000	+118.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA20,439	$7.05 JOD5.000	+64.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MGA5,518	$0.48 JOD0.340	-58.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MGA2,867	$0.38 JOD0.270	-37.4%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 22.1% more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Amman
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MGA5,676	$0.53 JOD0.370	-56.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 MGA24,818	$3.39 JOD2.400	-35.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94 MGA18,758	$5.58 JOD3.960	+41.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,584	$2.04 JOD1.450	+13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 MGA9,966	$2.56 JOD1.820	+22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MGA3,090	$0.90 JOD0.640	+39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 MGA1,285	$0.73 JOD0.520	+170.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 MGA2,434	$0.71 JOD0.500	+38.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,584	$0.36 JOD0.260	+8.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MGA1,646	$0.40 JOD0.290	+16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 MGA2,016	$0.36 JOD0.250	-15.7%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 43.2% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Amman
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 MGA21,760	$5.48 JOD3.890	+19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$42.31 JOD30.010
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA56,206,119	$25,384.29 JOD18,007.620	+114.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA59,272	$11.85 JOD8.400	-4.9%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Antananarivo	Amman
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.31 MGA248,767	$34.80 JOD24.690	-33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$354.54 MGA1,686,184	$440.45 JOD312.460	+24.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$53.69 MGA255,359	$277.09 JOD196.560	+416.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA171,039	$73.55 JOD52.180	+104.5%
Average			+127.8%

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pay 56.4% more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Amman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA426,656	$238.75 JOD169.370	+166.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA53,706,181	$5,288.39 JOD3,751.590	-53.2%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Amman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 MGA5,110	$6.35 JOD4.500	+490.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 MGA5,314	$4.03 JOD2.860	+261.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 MGA15,329	$3.53 JOD2.500	+9.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.29 MGA191,612	$58.15 JOD41.250	+44.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA30,658	$11.28 JOD8.000	+75.0%
Average			+176.1%

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pay 89.7% more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Amman
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.71 MGA93,740	$64.45 JOD45.720	+227.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.89 MGA118,373	$50.44 JOD35.780	+102.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.25 MGA429,210	$109.69 JOD77.810	+21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.79 MGA374,707	$84.79 JOD60.150	+7.6%
Average			+89.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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