Cost of living comparison

Lima, Peru

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 17.9% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.3% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 21.4% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 34.0% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 11.2% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 6.8% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.5% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 23.3% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3% less for restaurants

	Lima	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN18.54	$3.22 MGA14,294	-38.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN21.63	$4.30 MGA19,059	-29.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN2.94	$1.16 MGA5,146	+40.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.81	$0.60 MGA2,674	+18.5%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 21.4% less for groceries

	Lima	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN8.60	$1.19 MGA5,293	-50.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN14.98	$5.22 MGA23,143	+23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN17.57	$3.94 MGA17,492	-20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN9.60	$1.80 MGA8,005	-33.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN7.97	$2.10 MGA9,294	-6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.10	$0.65 MGA2,882	-25.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.79	$0.27 MGA1,198	-46.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.71	$0.51 MGA2,269	+6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.86	$0.33 MGA1,477	-36.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN1.89	$0.35 MGA1,535	-35.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.69	$0.42 MGA1,880	-11.0%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 34.0% less for transportation

	Lima	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN19.11	$4.58 MGA20,291	-15.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN84.63	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN82,181.12	$11,817.99 MGA52,412,788	-49.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN71.46	$12.46 MGA55,272	-38.1%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 11.2% less for housing

	Lima	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN94.24	$52.31 MGA231,978	+96.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,042.08	$354.54 MGA1,572,384	-38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,290.38	$53.69 MGA238,125	-85.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN156.13	$35.96 MGA159,496	-18.3%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 6.8% less for childcare

	Lima	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN758.11	$89.71 MGA397,861	-58.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN27,738.48	$11,292.35 MGA50,081,569	+44.4%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.52	$1.07 MGA4,765	-49.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.29	$1.12 MGA4,955	-57.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN18.81	$3.22 MGA14,294	-39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN108.26	$40.29 MGA178,680	+32.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN28.21	$6.45 MGA28,589	-18.9%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 23.3% less for clothing

	Lima	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN151.82	$19.71 MGA87,414	-53.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN124.11	$24.89 MGA110,385	-28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN302.30	$90.25 MGA400,243	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN334.74	$78.79 MGA349,419	-16.5%
Average			-23.3%

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