Cost of living comparison

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Antananarivo vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 2.7% cheaper than Bogota.

Restaurants
pay 9.7% less in Antananarivo
Groceries
pay 7.3% less in Antananarivo
Transportation
pay 2.5% more in Antananarivo
Housing
pay 6.3% less in Antananarivo
Childcare
pay 4.6% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 27.7% more in Antananarivo
Clothing
pay 21.4% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

pay 9.7% less for restaurants

 
Bogota
Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
COP21,840.13
$3.22
MGA15,234
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.93
COP30,259.04
$4.30
MGA20,311
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
COP3,611.88
$1.16
MGA5,484

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pay 7.3% less for groceries

 
Bogota
Antananarivo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.34
COP5,858.76
$1.19
MGA5,641
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.21
COP9,654.43
$5.22
MGA24,664
Milk (1 gallon) $4.49
COP19,618.48
$3.94
MGA18,641

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

 
Bogota
Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.50
COP15,302.81
$4.58
MGA21,624
Monthly public transit pass $40.16
COP175,414.70
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,009.35
COP65,561,245.83
$11,817.99
MGA55,856,261

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pay 6.3% less for housing

 
Bogota
Antananarivo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.88
COP104,304.68
$52.31
MGA247,218
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $428.11
COP1,869,996.04
$354.54
MGA1,675,688
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $314.08
COP1,371,912.80
$53.69
MGA253,769

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pay 4.6% less for childcare

 
Bogota
Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $231.19
COP1,009,844.91
$89.71
MGA424,000
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,422.81
COP32,423,016.12
$11,292.35
MGA53,371,884

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pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bogota
Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.15
COP5,043.17
$1.07
MGA5,078
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.43
COP6,267.94
$1.12
MGA5,281
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.31
COP10,086.35
$3.22
MGA15,234

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pay 21.4% less for clothing

 
Bogota
Antananarivo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.44
COP224,712.47
$19.71
MGA93,157
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.05
COP183,662.90
$24.89
MGA117,637
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$84.96
COP371,112.17
$90.25
MGA426,539

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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: January 2025
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