Cost of living comparison

 Antananarivo, Madagascar
compared to
 Dakar, Senegal
Dakar vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 95.3% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants
pay 63.7% more in Dakar
Groceries
pay 83.2% more in Dakar
Transportation
pay 88.4% more in Dakar
Housing
pay 3.1 times more in Dakar
Childcare
pay 69.0% more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 88.0% more in Dakar
Clothing
pay 66.2% more in Dakar

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

Dakar vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 63.7% more for restaurants

 
Antananarivo
Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.22
MGA14,412
$6.54
F CFA3,720
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.30
MGA19,216
$8.99
F CFA5,115
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.16
MGA5,188
$0.93
F CFA527

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pay 83.2% more for groceries

 
Antananarivo
Dakar
Bread
1 loaf
$1.19
MGA5,336
$0.55
F CFA314
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.22
MGA23,333
$6.75
F CFA3,840
Milk (1 gallon) $3.94
MGA17,636
$10.56
F CFA6,010

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pay 88.4% more for transportation

 
Antananarivo
Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.58
MGA20,458
$6.12
F CFA3,485
Monthly public transit pass ?? $24.51
F CFA13,950
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,817.99
MGA52,842,808
$26,959.22
F CFA15,344,776

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

 
Antananarivo
Dakar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.31
MGA233,881
$48.58
F CFA27,652
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $354.54
MGA1,585,284
$932.62
F CFA530,831
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $53.69
MGA240,078
$326.78
F CFA185,997

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pay 69.0% more for childcare

 
Antananarivo
Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $89.71
MGA401,125
$249.17
F CFA141,823
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,292.35
MGA50,492,463
$6,796.99
F CFA3,868,744

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pay 88.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Antananarivo
Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.07
MGA4,804
$2.45
F CFA1,395
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.12
MGA4,996
$4.23
F CFA2,408
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.22
MGA14,412
$1.47
F CFA837

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pay 66.2% more for clothing

 
Antananarivo
Dakar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$19.71
MGA88,131
$58.82
F CFA33,480
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.89
MGA111,290
$37.58
F CFA21,390
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.25
MGA403,527
$88.23
F CFA50,220

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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: June 2025
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