Cost of living comparison

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 18.1% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 26.3% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 12.0% more in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 98.1% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 0.3% more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 16.6% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% more in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in Antananarivo

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Antananarivo are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Antananarivo.

Antananarivo vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.3% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.61 TJS56.10	$3.22 MGA14,730	-42.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 TJS91.57	$4.30 MGA19,641	-53.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TJS6.23	$1.16 MGA5,303	+86.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 TJS2.81	$0.60 MGA2,755	+114.8%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 12.0% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 TJS5.71	$1.19 MGA5,454	+109.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 TJS42.76	$5.22 MGA23,849	+22.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.05 TJS30.44	$3.94 MGA18,026	+29.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 TJS17.50	$1.80 MGA8,249	+3.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TJS18.83	$2.10 MGA9,577	+11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 TJS5.43	$0.65 MGA2,970	+19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 TJS10.69	$0.27 MGA1,234	-74.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 TJS10.91	$0.51 MGA2,339	-53.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 TJS3.82	$0.33 MGA1,522	-12.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 TJS3.35	$0.35 MGA1,581	+3.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.43	$0.42 MGA1,938	+74.6%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 98.1% more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TJS31.86	$4.58 MGA20,910	+43.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.68 TJS46.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,113.17 TJS201,034.08	$11,817.99 MGA54,011,452	-41.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 TJS31.79	$12.46 MGA56,958	+291.8%
Average			+98.1%

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pay 0.3% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.95 TJS239.37	$52.31 MGA239,053	+118.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$413.18 TJS4,129.77	$354.54 MGA1,620,344	-14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.49 TJS2,103.85	$53.69 MGA245,388	-74.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.33 TJS503.06	$35.96 MGA164,361	-28.5%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 16.6% less for childcare

	Dushanbe	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$106.65 TJS1,065.95	$89.71 MGA409,996	-15.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,658.24 TJS136,516.17	$11,292.35 MGA51,609,128	-17.3%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 TJS11.22	$1.07 MGA4,910	-4.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 TJS22.91	$1.12 MGA5,107	-51.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TJS23.38	$3.22 MGA14,730	+37.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.11 TJS370.90	$40.29 MGA184,130	+8.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.68 TJS46.75	$6.45 MGA29,461	+37.8%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.06 TJS280.51	$19.71 MGA90,080	-29.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.11 TJS360.93	$24.89 MGA113,751	-31.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.71 TJS766.73	$90.25 MGA412,451	+17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.79 TJS537.65	$78.79 MGA360,076	+46.5%
Average			+0.8%

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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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