Cost of living comparison

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Antananarivo is 52.8% cheaper than Dublin.

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

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pay 66.6% less for restaurants

 
Dublin
Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.66
€19.92
$3.85
MGA17,712
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.83
€9.96
$4.53
MGA20,837
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.66
€2.45
$1.23
MGA5,672

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pay 44.3% less for groceries

 
Dublin
Antananarivo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.80
€1.66
$1.24
MGA5,709
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.97
€3.65
$4.74
MGA21,805
Milk (1 gallon) $5.30
€4.87
$3.78
MGA17,425

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pay 48.3% less for transportation

 
Dublin
Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.20
€6.62
$4.82
MGA22,185
Monthly public transit pass $129.96
€119.51
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,718.55
€36,524.51
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725

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pay 85.9% less for housing

 
Dublin
Antananarivo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.72
€52.16
$56.72
MGA261,163
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,216.44
€2,038.20
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,934.10
€1,778.57
$140.20
MGA645,505

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pay 39.1% less for childcare

 
Dublin
Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,385.73
€1,274.29
$135.77
MGA625,124
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,612.44
€9,759.02
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273

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pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.04
€6.47
$1.02
MGA4,688
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.29
€3.94
$1.17
MGA5,405
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.33
€15.93
$3.39
MGA15,628

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pay 25.3% less for clothing

 
Dublin
Antananarivo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$93.14
€85.65
$28.14
MGA129,545
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.93
€37.64
$30.17
MGA138,916
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.04
€89.24
$101.83
MGA468,843

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