Cost of living comparison

Antananarivo, Madagascar

compared to

Saint Helier, Jersey

Saint Helier vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 6.2 times more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 5.8 times more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 10.8 times more in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 13.9 times more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2 times more in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Saint Helier

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

Saint Helier vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Antananarivo, you would:

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pay 5.8 times more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MGA14,509	$45.20 £34.55	+1302.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA19,345	$10.33 £7.90	+140.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MGA5,223	$2.83 £2.17	+144.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MGA2,714	$2.50 £1.91	+315.1%
Average			+475.6%

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MGA5,372	$2.30 £1.76	+92.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 MGA23,491	$5.33 £4.07	+2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94 MGA17,755	$7.84 £5.99	+98.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,125	$5.37 £4.11	+197.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 MGA9,433	$5.67 £4.34	+170.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MGA2,925	$1.89 £1.44	+190.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 MGA1,216	$1.39 £1.06	+415.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 MGA2,303	$1.85 £1.41	+260.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,499	$1.83 £1.40	+449.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MGA1,558	$1.57 £1.20	+352.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 MGA1,909	$1.44 £1.10	+240.3%
Average			+224.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 MGA20,596	$7.93 £6.06	+73.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.16 £51.34
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA53,199,588	$27,768.06 £21,226.15	+135.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA56,101	$51.51 £39.38	+313.3%
Average			+173.9%

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pay 10.8 times more for housing

	Antananarivo	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.31 MGA235,460	$72.54 £55.45	+38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$354.54 MGA1,595,988	$1,808.15 £1,382.17	+410.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$53.69 MGA241,699	$1,715.90 £1,311.65	+3095.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA161,890	$167.51 £128.05	+365.8%
Average			+977.6%

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pay 13.9 times more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA403,833	$2,324.77 £1,777.07	+2491.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA50,833,374	$20,664.60 £15,796.21	+83.0%
Average			+1287.2%

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pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 MGA4,836	$7.75 £5.92	+621.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 MGA5,030	$4.95 £3.79	+343.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 MGA14,509	$15.50 £11.85	+380.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.29 MGA181,362	$74.05 £56.60	+83.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA29,018	$18.08 £13.82	+180.5%
Average			+321.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.71 MGA88,726	$100.09 £76.51	+407.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.89 MGA112,042	$69.31 £52.98	+178.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.25 MGA406,251	$121.08 £92.56	+34.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.79 MGA354,664	$202.34 £154.67	+156.8%
Average			+194.3%

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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: April 2025

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