Cost of living comparison

Antananarivo, Madagascar

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 92.6% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 38.4% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 57.7% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 46.3% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.4% less for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MGA14,538	$1.98 LAK42,781	-38.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA19,383	$2.97 LAK64,171	-30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MGA5,234	$0.53 LAK11,409	-54.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MGA2,719	$0.42 LAK9,128	-29.8%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 57.7% more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MGA5,383	$0.91 LAK19,679	-23.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 MGA23,537	$13.72 LAK295,999	+162.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94 MGA17,790	$6.42 LAK138,524	+62.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,141	$1.75 LAK37,773	-3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 MGA9,452	$2.95 LAK63,670	+40.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MGA2,931	$0.88 LAK19,029	+35.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 MGA1,218	$0.49 LAK10,623	+82.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 MGA2,308	$0.92 LAK19,924	+80.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,502	$0.60 LAK12,856	+78.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MGA1,561	$0.73 LAK15,664	+109.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 MGA1,912	$0.46 LAK9,884	+8.0%
Average			+57.7%

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pay 46.3% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 MGA20,637	$5.00 LAK107,974	+9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$49.23 LAK1,062,338
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA53,304,429	$28,330.27 LAK611,296,389	+139.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA56,212	$11.18 LAK241,284	-10.3%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Antananarivo	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.31 MGA235,924	$11.17 LAK241,080	-78.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$354.54 MGA1,599,133	$859.15 LAK18,538,354	+142.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$53.69 MGA242,176	$775.98 LAK16,743,650	+1345.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA162,209	$54.31 LAK1,171,836	+51.0%
Average			+365.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA404,629	$332.66 LAK7,177,965	+270.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA50,933,552	$9,252.41 LAK199,643,812	-18.1%
Average			+126.4%

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pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 MGA4,846	$0.95 LAK20,469	-11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 MGA5,040	$1.50 LAK32,271	+33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 MGA14,538	$1.59 LAK34,225	-50.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.29 MGA181,720	$49.74 LAK1,073,231	+23.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA29,075	$3.50 LAK75,606	-45.6%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.71 MGA88,901	$85.86 LAK1,852,580	+335.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.89 MGA112,262	$62.88 LAK1,356,763	+152.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.25 MGA407,052	$57.29 LAK1,236,123	-36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.79 MGA355,363	$41.48 LAK894,978	-47.4%
Average			+101.1%

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