Cost of living comparison

Antananarivo, Madagascar

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 98.5% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 29.2% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 44.2% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 76.1% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.6% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MGA14,538	$10.00 LBP900,334	+210.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA19,383	$7.64 LBP687,765	+77.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MGA5,234	$1.59 LBP143,089	+37.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MGA2,719	$1.13 LBP101,738	+87.4%
Average			+103.1%

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pay 29.2% more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MGA5,383	$0.91 LBP82,336	-23.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 MGA23,537	$5.48 LBP492,933	+4.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94 MGA17,790	$6.19 LBP557,099	+56.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,141	$2.72 LBP244,594	+50.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 MGA9,452	$3.84 LBP345,358	+83.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MGA2,931	$0.69 LBP62,277	+6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 MGA1,218	$0.56 LBP50,017	+105.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 MGA2,308	$0.41 LBP36,968	-19.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,502	$0.47 LBP41,996	+40.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MGA1,561	$0.39 LBP35,257	+13.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 MGA1,912	$0.44 LBP39,488	+3.4%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 44.2% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 MGA20,637	$3.49 LBP314,279	-23.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$75.00 LBP6,752,505
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA53,304,429	$30,000.00 LBP2,701,001,880	+153.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA56,212	$12.75 LBP1,147,926	+2.3%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Antananarivo	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.31 MGA235,924	$31.88 LBP2,869,814	-39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$354.54 MGA1,599,133	$738.24 LBP66,465,831	+108.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$53.69 MGA242,176	$359.38 LBP32,355,752	+569.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA162,209	$161.18 LBP14,511,853	+348.2%
Average			+246.6%

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pay 76.1% more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA404,629	$283.33 LBP25,509,462	+215.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA50,933,552	$4,111.11 LBP370,137,295	-63.6%
Average			+76.1%

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pay 69.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 MGA4,846	$3.00 LBP270,100	+179.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 MGA5,040	$2.80 LBP252,094	+150.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 MGA14,538	$2.00 LBP180,067	-37.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.29 MGA181,720	$59.33 LBP5,341,982	+47.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA29,075	$7.00 LBP630,234	+8.6%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.71 MGA88,901	$78.12 LBP7,033,859	+296.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.89 MGA112,262	$57.86 LBP5,209,075	+132.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.25 MGA407,052	$103.12 LBP9,284,694	+14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.79 MGA355,363	$110.71 LBP9,967,983	+40.5%
Average			+120.9%

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