Cost of living comparison

Canberra, Australia

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 58.2% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 68.0% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 57.7% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 32.9% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 69.2% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 58.6% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.3% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 54.0% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.0% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$30.74	$3.22 MGA14,730	-83.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.37	$4.30 MGA19,641	-56.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.30	$1.16 MGA5,303	-58.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.60	$0.60 MGA2,755	-74.0%
Average			-68.0%

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pay 57.7% less for groceries

	Canberra	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$4.02	$1.19 MGA5,454	-53.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.38	$5.22 MGA23,849	-3.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.25	$3.94 MGA18,026	-40.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.20	$1.80 MGA8,249	-61.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.40	$2.10 MGA9,577	-49.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.52	$0.65 MGA2,970	-59.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.09	$0.27 MGA1,234	-79.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.44	$0.51 MGA2,339	-67.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.83	$0.33 MGA1,522	-86.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.94	$0.35 MGA1,581	-72.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.73	$0.42 MGA1,938	-61.9%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 32.9% less for transportation

	Canberra	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.89	$4.58 MGA20,910	-9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$184.44	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$45,518.80	$11,817.99 MGA54,011,452	-59.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$27.46	$12.46 MGA56,958	-29.4%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 69.2% less for housing

	Canberra	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$101.67	$52.31 MGA239,053	-20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,772.71	$354.54 MGA1,620,344	-80.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,197.02	$53.69 MGA245,388	-96.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$284.56	$35.96 MGA164,361	-80.4%
Average			-69.2%

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pay 58.6% less for childcare

	Canberra	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,872.00	$89.71 MGA409,996	-95.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$22,550.00	$11,292.35 MGA51,609,128	-22.1%
Average			-58.6%

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pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.27	$1.07 MGA4,910	-85.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.72	$1.12 MGA5,107	-69.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$40.99	$3.22 MGA14,730	-87.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$102.14	$40.29 MGA184,130	-38.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$22.29	$6.45 MGA29,461	-55.0%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 54.0% less for clothing

	Canberra	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$134.91	$19.71 MGA90,080	-77.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$112.23	$24.89 MGA113,751	-65.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$185.82	$90.25 MGA412,451	-24.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$239.71	$78.79 MGA360,076	-48.9%
Average			-54.0%

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