Cost of living comparison

 Antananarivo, Madagascar
compared to
 Seoul, South Korea
Seoul vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 2.6 times more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants
pay 65.6% more in Seoul
Groceries
pay 3.8 times more in Seoul
Transportation
pay 31.1% more in Seoul
Housing
pay 3.9 times more in Seoul
Childcare
pay 3.1 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.4 times more in Seoul
Clothing
pay 85.5% more in Seoul

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

Seoul vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 65.6% more for restaurants

 
Antananarivo
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.22
MGA14,173
$7.88
₩10,734
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.30
MGA18,898
$6.09
₩8,295
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.16
MGA5,102
$1.59
₩2,162

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pay 3.8 times more for groceries

 
Antananarivo
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
$1.19
MGA5,248
$3.10
₩4,217
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.22
MGA22,947
$6.52
₩8,889
Milk (1 gallon) $3.94
MGA17,344
$8.06
₩10,980

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pay 31.1% more for transportation

 
Antananarivo
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.58
MGA20,120
$4.59
₩6,252
Monthly public transit pass ?? $44.40
₩60,503
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,817.99
MGA51,969,112
$27,023.07
₩36,819,978

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

 
Antananarivo
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.31
MGA230,014
$22.27
₩30,349
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $354.54
MGA1,559,073
$883.18
₩1,203,366
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $53.69
MGA236,109
$490.54
₩668,379

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

 
Antananarivo
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $89.71
MGA394,493
$385.48
₩525,232
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,292.35
MGA49,657,627
$20,782.92
₩28,317,532

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Antananarivo
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.07
MGA4,724
$3.58
₩4,879
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.12
MGA4,913
$3.60
₩4,908
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.22
MGA14,173
$3.22
₩4,391

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pay 85.5% more for clothing

 
Antananarivo
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$19.71
MGA86,674
$59.13
₩80,564
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.89
MGA109,450
$46.64
₩63,555
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.25
MGA396,855
$86.69
₩118,123

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