Cost of living comparison

Antananarivo, Madagascar

compared to

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 80.5% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 63.4% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 40.5% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.9% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Antananarivo, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MGA14,509	$11.00 ARS11,815.00	+241.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA19,345	$8.49 ARS9,119.04	+97.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MGA5,223	$1.47 ARS1,578.19	+26.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MGA2,714	$1.08 ARS1,164.87	+79.9%
Average			+111.4%

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pay 63.4% more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MGA5,372	$2.16 ARS2,314.74	+80.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 MGA23,491	$5.19 ARS5,577.76	-0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94 MGA17,755	$5.04 ARS5,414.01	+27.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,125	$2.31 ARS2,477.68	+27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 MGA9,433	$2.80 ARS3,010.43	+33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MGA2,925	$0.92 ARS992.83	+42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 MGA1,216	$0.87 ARS939.50	+223.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 MGA2,303	$0.61 ARS650.73	+18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,499	$1.00 ARS1,073.67	+200.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MGA1,558	$0.43 ARS458.66	+23.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 MGA1,909	$0.51 ARS542.80	+19.2%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 MGA20,596	$3.50 ARS3,764.47	-23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.00 ARS11,815.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA53,199,588	$23,250.00 ARS24,972,623.68	+96.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA56,101	$7.35 ARS7,894.57	-41.0%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Antananarivo	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.31 MGA235,460	$23.79 ARS25,557.33	-54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$354.54 MGA1,595,988	$513.68 ARS551,736.42	+44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$53.69 MGA241,699	$357.39 ARS383,872.03	+565.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA161,890	$49.23 ARS52,881.32	+36.9%
Average			+148.2%

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pay 40.5% more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA403,833	$216.50 ARS232,540.78	+141.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA50,833,374	$4,476.88 ARS4,808,574.89	-60.4%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 MGA4,836	$1.80 ARS1,933.11	+67.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 MGA5,030	$2.98 ARS3,205.23	+167.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 MGA14,509	$2.40 ARS2,577.82	-25.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.29 MGA181,362	$27.22 ARS29,235.58	-32.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA29,018	$5.00 ARS5,370.46	-22.4%
Average			+30.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.71 MGA88,726	$89.58 ARS96,211.73	+354.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.89 MGA112,042	$74.73 ARS80,265.91	+200.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.25 MGA406,251	$114.08 ARS122,529.04	+26.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.79 MGA354,664	$119.22 ARS128,051.02	+51.3%
Average			+158.1%

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