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:

pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

 
Antananarivo
Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.22
MGA14,412
$10.00
LBP896,480
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.30
MGA19,216
$7.64
LBP684,821
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.16
MGA5,188
$1.59
LBP142,476

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pay 29.2% more for groceries

 
Antananarivo
Beirut
Bread
1 loaf
$1.19
MGA5,336
$0.91
LBP81,984
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.22
MGA23,333
$5.48
LBP490,823
Milk (1 gallon) $3.94
MGA17,636
$6.19
LBP554,714

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pay 44.2% more for transportation

 
Antananarivo
Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.58
MGA20,458
$3.49
LBP312,933
Monthly public transit pass ?? $75.00
LBP6,723,598
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,817.99
MGA52,842,808
$30,000.00
LBP2,689,439,006

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

 
Antananarivo
Beirut
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.31
MGA233,881
$31.88
LBP2,857,529
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $354.54
MGA1,585,284
$738.24
LBP66,181,293
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $53.69
MGA240,078
$359.38
LBP32,217,238

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pay 76.1% more for childcare

 
Antananarivo
Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $89.71
MGA401,125
$283.33
LBP25,400,257
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,292.35
MGA50,492,463
$4,111.11
LBP368,552,753

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pay 69.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Antananarivo
Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.07
MGA4,804
$3.00
LBP268,944
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.12
MGA4,996
$2.80
LBP251,014
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.22
MGA14,412
$2.00
LBP179,296

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

 
Antananarivo
Beirut
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$19.71
MGA88,131
$78.12
LBP7,003,747
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.89
MGA111,290
$57.86
LBP5,186,775
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.25
MGA403,527
$103.12
LBP9,244,947

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