Cost of living comparison

Douglas, Isle of Man

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Douglas Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 53.5% cheaper than Douglas.

Restaurants: pay 65.9% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 42.8% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 43.7% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 67.7% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 65.7% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.4% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 25.3% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Douglas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.9% less for restaurants

	Douglas	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.83 £19.20	$3.22 MGA14,412	-87.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 £6.72	$4.30 MGA19,216	-52.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.62 £1.95	$1.16 MGA5,188	-55.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 £1.39	$0.60 MGA2,696	-67.8%
Average			-65.9%

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pay 42.8% less for groceries

	Douglas	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.91 £1.42	$1.19 MGA5,336	-37.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.41 £2.54	$5.22 MGA23,333	+52.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 £5.16	$3.94 MGA17,636	-43.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.74 £2.78	$1.80 MGA8,071	-51.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 £2.82	$2.10 MGA9,370	-44.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 £0.84	$0.65 MGA2,905	-42.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.55	$0.27 MGA1,208	-63.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 £0.76	$0.51 MGA2,288	-50.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.01	$0.33 MGA1,489	-75.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.55	$0.35 MGA1,547	-53.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$0.42 MGA1,896	-61.4%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 43.7% less for transportation

	Douglas	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 £5.69	$4.58 MGA20,458	-40.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.11 £53.59	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,288.44 £23,995.57	$11,817.99 MGA52,842,808	-63.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.18 £12.77	$12.46 MGA55,725	-27.4%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 67.7% less for housing

	Douglas	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.19 £50.68	$52.31 MGA233,881	-23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,183.91 £879.84	$354.54 MGA1,585,284	-70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$968.65 £719.87	$53.69 MGA240,078	-94.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$209.19 £155.46	$35.96 MGA160,804	-82.8%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 65.7% less for childcare

	Douglas	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,174.87 £873.12	$89.71 MGA401,125	-92.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,512.04 £13,757.46	$11,292.35 MGA50,492,463	-39.0%
Average			-65.7%

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pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Douglas	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.33 £4.70	$1.07 MGA4,804	-83.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 £3.75	$1.12 MGA4,996	-77.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.31 £15.84	$3.22 MGA14,412	-84.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.74 £39.19	$40.29 MGA180,146	-23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.27 £9.12	$6.45 MGA28,823	-47.5%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 25.3% less for clothing

	Douglas	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.51 £59.83	$19.71 MGA88,131	-75.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.71 £29.51	$24.89 MGA111,290	-37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.84 £67.51	$90.25 MGA403,527	-0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.17 £52.15	$78.79 MGA352,285	+12.3%
Average			-25.3%

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