Cost of living comparison

Islamabad, Pakistan

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Islamabad Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 71.1% more expensive than Islamabad.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 42.4% more in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 55.6% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 47.0% more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% more in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 27.5% more in Antananarivo

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing in Antananarivo are more expensive than in Islamabad. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Antananarivo.

Antananarivo vs. Islamabad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Islamabad	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.79 PKR501.59	$3.22 MGA15,100	+80.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 PKR1,203.83	$4.30 MGA20,134
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 PKR99.18	$1.16 MGA5,436	+227.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 PKR67.82	$0.60 MGA2,824	+149.1%
Average			+152.3%

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pay 42.4% more for groceries

	Islamabad	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 PKR190.02	$1.19 MGA5,591	+76.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.96 PKR829.49	$5.22 MGA24,448	+76.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 PKR928.60	$3.94 MGA18,478	+19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.25 PKR350.32	$1.80 MGA8,456	+44.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 PKR459.87	$2.10 MGA9,818	+27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 PKR135.15	$0.65 MGA3,044	+34.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PKR107.26	$0.27 MGA1,265	-29.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 PKR104.12	$0.51 MGA2,397	+37.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 PKR73.12	$0.33 MGA1,560	+27.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 PKR52.85	$0.35 MGA1,621	+83.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR70.26	$0.42 MGA1,986	+69.1%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 55.6% more for transportation

	Islamabad	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 PKR1,066.70	$4.58 MGA21,436	+20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.80 PKR1,906.06	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,479.46 PKR6,019,126.70	$11,817.99 MGA55,368,279	-45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 PKR1,197.81	$12.46 MGA58,388	+191.6%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 47.0% more for housing

	Islamabad	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.16 PKR5,087.60	$52.31 MGA245,059	+188.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$174.15 PKR48,802.14	$354.54 MGA1,661,048	+103.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$99.01 PKR27,744.41	$53.69 MGA251,552	-45.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.99 PKR23,815.54	$35.96 MGA168,490	-57.7%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Islamabad	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$60.17 PKR16,861.27	$89.71 MGA420,296	+49.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,142.14 PKR880,512.25	$11,292.35 MGA52,905,606	+259.4%
Average			+154.2%

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pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Islamabad	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 PKR501.59	$1.07 MGA5,033	-40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 PKR551.28	$1.12 MGA5,235	-43.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.15 PKR601.91	$3.22 MGA15,100	+50.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.01 PKR6,449.06	$40.29 MGA188,756	+75.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.30 PKR1,203.83	$6.45 MGA30,201	+50.1%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 27.5% more for clothing

	Islamabad	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.06 PKR5,340.50	$19.71 MGA92,343	+3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.18 PKR7,335.81	$24.89 MGA116,609	-4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.29 PKR23,340.84	$90.25 MGA422,812	+8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.79 PKR10,870.79	$78.79 MGA369,122	+103.1%
Average			+27.5%

Islamabad vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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