Cost of living comparison

Buenos Aires, Argentina

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 9.5% cheaper than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 46.4% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 29.9% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 17.0% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 5.8% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 46.8% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% more in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 49.9% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 46.4% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 ARS11,815.00	$3.22 MGA14,509	-70.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 ARS9,119.04	$4.30 MGA19,345	-49.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ARS1,578.19	$1.16 MGA5,223	-21.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ARS1,164.87	$0.60 MGA2,714	-44.4%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 29.9% less for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 ARS2,314.74	$1.19 MGA5,372	-44.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.19 ARS5,577.76	$5.22 MGA23,491	+0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 ARS5,414.01	$3.94 MGA17,755	-21.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 ARS2,477.68	$1.80 MGA8,125	-21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.80 ARS3,010.43	$2.10 MGA9,433	-25.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS992.83	$0.65 MGA2,925	-29.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 ARS939.50	$0.27 MGA1,216	-69.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ARS650.73	$0.51 MGA2,303	-15.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 ARS1,073.67	$0.33 MGA1,499	-66.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS458.66	$0.35 MGA1,558	-19.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ARS542.80	$0.42 MGA1,909	-16.1%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 17.0% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 ARS3,764.47	$4.58 MGA20,596	+30.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.00 ARS11,815.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,250.00 ARS24,972,623.68	$11,817.99 MGA53,199,588	-49.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 ARS7,894.57	$12.46 MGA56,101	+69.6%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 5.8% less for housing

	Buenos Aires	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.79 ARS25,557.33	$52.31 MGA235,460	+119.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.68 ARS551,736.42	$354.54 MGA1,595,988	-31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.39 ARS383,872.03	$53.69 MGA241,699	-85.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.23 ARS52,881.32	$35.96 MGA161,890	-27.0%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 46.8% more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.50 ARS232,540.78	$89.71 MGA403,833	-58.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,476.88 ARS4,808,574.89	$11,292.35 MGA50,833,374	+152.2%
Average			+46.8%

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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 ARS1,933.11	$1.07 MGA4,836	-40.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 ARS3,205.23	$1.12 MGA5,030	-62.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.40 ARS2,577.82	$3.22 MGA14,509	+34.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.22 ARS29,235.58	$40.29 MGA181,362	+48.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 ARS5,370.46	$6.45 MGA29,018	+28.9%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 49.9% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.58 ARS96,211.73	$19.71 MGA88,726	-78.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.73 ARS80,265.91	$24.89 MGA112,042	-66.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.08 ARS122,529.04	$90.25 MGA406,251	-20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.22 ARS128,051.02	$78.79 MGA354,664	-33.9%
Average			-49.9%

Buenos Aires vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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