Cost of living comparison

 Antananarivo, Madagascar
compared to
 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tashkent vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 51.2% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants
pay 15.1% less in Tashkent
Groceries
pay 14.2% more in Tashkent
Transportation
pay 12.9% less in Tashkent
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Tashkent
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.9% more in Tashkent
Clothing
pay 94.5% more in Tashkent

The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Tashkent are more expensive than in Antananarivo. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Tashkent. Notably, housing, childcare, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Tashkent.

Tashkent vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 15.1% less for restaurants

 
Antananarivo
Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.22
MGA14,730
$5.03
UZS64,524.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.30
MGA19,641
$4.00
UZS51,345.42
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.16
MGA5,303
$0.57
UZS7,349.63

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pay 14.2% more for groceries

 
Antananarivo
Tashkent
Bread
1 loaf
$1.19
MGA5,454
$0.49
UZS6,267.30
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.22
MGA23,849
$3.58
UZS45,892.32
Milk (1 gallon) $3.94
MGA18,026
$4.13
UZS53,057.04

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pay 12.9% less for transportation

 
Antananarivo
Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.58
MGA20,910
$3.69
UZS47,375.05
Monthly public transit pass ?? $10.71
UZS137,541.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,817.99
MGA54,011,452
$18,484.77
UZS237,277,039.56

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Antananarivo
Tashkent
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.31
MGA239,053
$12.73
UZS163,404.08
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $354.54
MGA1,620,344
$656.57
UZS8,428,016.74
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $53.69
MGA245,388
$415.70
UZS5,336,089.43

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Antananarivo
Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $89.71
MGA409,996
$293.58
UZS3,768,528.37
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,292.35
MGA51,609,128
$9,476.32
UZS121,641,461.74

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pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Antananarivo
Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.07
MGA4,910
$1.17
UZS14,969.24
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.12
MGA5,107
$1.72
UZS22,140.78
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.22
MGA14,730
$2.00
UZS25,672.71

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pay 94.5% more for clothing

 
Antananarivo
Tashkent
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$19.71
MGA90,080
$53.56
UZS687,454.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.89
MGA113,751
$55.31
UZS710,027.51
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.25
MGA412,451
$102.15
UZS1,311,254.42

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