Cost of living comparison

Antananarivo, Madagascar

compared to

Pretoria, South Africa

Pretoria vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 60.7% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 48.7% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 42.2% more in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 14.1% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 42.0% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.7% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 53.8% more in Pretoria

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

Pretoria vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.7% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MGA14,538	$8.52 ZAR151.51	+164.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA19,383	$4.68 ZAR83.28	+9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MGA5,234	$1.01 ZAR17.93	-13.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MGA2,719	$0.81 ZAR14.44	+34.7%
Average			+48.7%

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pay 42.2% more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MGA5,383	$1.07 ZAR19.10	-10.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 MGA23,537	$3.70 ZAR65.74	-29.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94 MGA17,790	$4.91 ZAR87.37	+24.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,141	$2.35 ZAR41.74	+30.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 MGA9,452	$2.08 ZAR36.92	-0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MGA2,931	$0.69 ZAR12.28	+6.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 MGA1,218	$0.68 ZAR12.18	+153.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 MGA2,308	$0.73 ZAR12.90	+41.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,502	$0.75 ZAR13.39	+126.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MGA1,561	$0.64 ZAR11.38	+84.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 MGA1,912	$0.58 ZAR10.37	+37.5%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 14.1% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 MGA20,637	$5.05 ZAR89.89	+10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$65.32 ZAR1,161.56
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA53,304,429	$19,084.78 ZAR339,376.96	+61.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA56,212	$8.78 ZAR156.05	-29.6%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Antananarivo	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.31 MGA235,924	$39.13 ZAR695.86	-25.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$354.54 MGA1,599,133	$416.34 ZAR7,403.67	+17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$53.69 MGA242,176	$379.25 ZAR6,744.03	+606.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA162,209	$86.03 ZAR1,529.83	+139.2%
Average			+184.4%

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pay 42.0% more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA404,629	$216.65 ZAR3,852.62	+141.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA50,933,552	$4,800.41 ZAR85,363.69	-57.5%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 MGA4,846	$2.39 ZAR42.42	+122.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 MGA5,040	$2.00 ZAR35.49	+78.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 MGA14,538	$2.95 ZAR52.52	-8.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.29 MGA181,720	$34.21 ZAR608.35	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA29,075	$7.81 ZAR138.88	+21.2%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 53.8% more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.71 MGA88,901	$49.09 ZAR872.89	+149.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.89 MGA112,262	$34.65 ZAR616.13	+39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.25 MGA407,052	$92.30 ZAR1,641.33	+2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.79 MGA355,363	$98.31 ZAR1,748.16	+24.8%
Average			+53.8%

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