Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 1.8% cheaper than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 57.7% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 46.5% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 10.3% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 75.0% more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 65.0% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 33.9% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.7% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$3.22 MGA14,412	-78.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$4.30 MGA19,216	-64.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$1.16 MGA5,188	-34.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$0.60 MGA2,696	-53.2%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 46.5% less for groceries

	Caracas	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$1.19 MGA5,336	-45.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$5.22 MGA23,333	+7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$3.94 MGA17,636	-48.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$1.80 MGA8,071	-40.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$2.10 MGA9,370	-35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$0.65 MGA2,905	-74.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$0.27 MGA1,208	-59.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$0.51 MGA2,288	-43.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$0.33 MGA1,489	-55.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$0.35 MGA1,547	-65.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.42 MGA1,896	-51.3%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 10.3% more for transportation

	Caracas	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$4.58 MGA20,458	+141.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$11,817.99 MGA52,842,808	-63.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$12.46 MGA55,725	-47.6%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 75.0% more for housing

	Caracas	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$52.31 MGA233,881	+40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$354.54 MGA1,585,284	-10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$53.69 MGA240,078	-85.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$35.96 MGA160,804	+355.1%
Average			+75.0%

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pay 65.0% more for childcare

	Caracas	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$89.71 MGA401,125	-9.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$11,292.35 MGA50,492,463	+139.2%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$1.07 MGA4,804	-28.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$1.12 MGA4,996	-58.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$3.22 MGA14,412	-0.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$40.29 MGA180,146	-43.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$6.45 MGA28,823	+7.4%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 33.9% less for clothing

	Caracas	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$19.71 MGA88,131	-67.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$24.89 MGA111,290	-42.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$90.25 MGA403,527	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$78.79 MGA352,285	-5.5%
Average			-33.9%

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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: June 2025

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