Cost of living comparison

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Antananarivo is 3.3 times more expensive than Colombo.

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

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pay 29.5% more for restaurants

 
Colombo
Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.32
LKR972.28
$3.85
MGA17,712
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.65
LKR1,944.56
$4.53
MGA20,837
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.69
LKR200.49
$1.23
MGA5,672

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pay 22.7% less for groceries

 
Colombo
Antananarivo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.61
LKR179.52
$1.24
MGA5,709
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.00
LKR2,047.05
$4.74
MGA21,805
Milk (1 gallon) $6.30
LKR1,844.33
$3.78
MGA17,425

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pay 71.7% more for transportation

 
Colombo
Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.74
LKR1,388.33
$4.82
MGA22,185
Monthly public transit pass $6.31
LKR1,847.33
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,878.30
LKR9,912,395.23
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725

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pay 65.8% more for housing

 
Colombo
Antananarivo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.03
LKR4,981.88
$56.72
MGA261,163
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $303.18
LKR88,706.26
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $159.51
LKR46,669.44
$140.20
MGA645,505

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pay 14.6 times more for childcare

 
Colombo
Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $25.07
LKR7,336.30
$135.77
MGA625,124
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $500.02
LKR146,299.55
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273

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pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Colombo
Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.99
LKR583.37
$1.02
MGA4,688
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.49
LKR727.82
$1.17
MGA5,405
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.14
LKR2,382.09
$3.39
MGA15,628

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pay 64.2% more for clothing

 
Colombo
Antananarivo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$28.44
LKR8,320.77
$28.14
MGA129,545
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.86
LKR5,809.37
$30.17
MGA138,916
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$64.29
LKR18,809.88
$101.83
MGA468,843

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