Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 17.2% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 46.3% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 15.1% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 10.6% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 37.7% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 53.2% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 43.3% less in Antananarivo

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Antananarivo.

Antananarivo vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.3% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP896,056	$3.22 MGA15,100	-67.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,497	$4.30 MGA20,134	-43.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,409	$1.16 MGA5,436	-27.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,254	$0.60 MGA2,824	-46.7%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 15.1% less for groceries

	Beirut	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,945	$1.19 MGA5,591	+30.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,591	$5.22 MGA24,448	-4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,452	$3.94 MGA18,478	-36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,432	$1.80 MGA8,456	-33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,717	$2.10 MGA9,818	-45.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,981	$0.65 MGA3,044	-6.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,779	$0.27 MGA1,265	-51.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,793	$0.51 MGA2,397	+24.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,796	$0.33 MGA1,560	-28.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,090	$0.35 MGA1,621	-11.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,300	$0.42 MGA1,986	-3.3%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 10.6% less for transportation

	Beirut	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,785	$4.58 MGA21,436	+31.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,688,167,397	$11,817.99 MGA55,368,279	-60.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	$12.46 MGA58,388	-2.3%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 37.7% less for housing

	Beirut	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	$52.31 MGA245,059	+64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,150,002	$354.54 MGA1,661,048	-52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,202,005	$53.69 MGA251,552	-85.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	$35.96 MGA168,490	-77.7%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 53.2% more for childcare

	Beirut	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,388,248	$89.71 MGA420,296	-68.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,378,495	$11,292.35 MGA52,905,606	+174.7%
Average			+53.2%

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pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,817	$1.07 MGA5,033	-64.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,896	$1.12 MGA5,235	-60.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,211	$3.22 MGA15,100	+61.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,316,598	$40.29 MGA188,756	-32.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,239	$6.45 MGA30,201	-7.9%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 43.3% less for clothing

	Beirut	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP7,000,436	$19.71 MGA92,343	-74.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	$24.89 MGA116,609	-57.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,240,575	$90.25 MGA422,812	-12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,920,618	$78.79 MGA369,122	-28.8%
Average			-43.3%

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