Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 17.1% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 59.3% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 42.8% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 69.1% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 27.1% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.4% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 53.6% less in Antananarivo

The cost of transportation and childcare in Antananarivo are more expensive than in Port-au-prince. Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Antananarivo. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Antananarivo.

Antananarivo vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 59.3% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,573.36	$3.22 MGA14,538	-73.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.84	$4.30 MGA19,383	-62.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.23	$1.16 MGA5,234	-42.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.67	$0.60 MGA2,719	-59.8%
Average			-59.3%

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pay 42.8% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.78	$1.19 MGA5,383	-52.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$5.22 MGA23,537	+4.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.48	$3.94 MGA17,790	-30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.50	$1.80 MGA8,141	-35.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.77	$2.10 MGA9,452	-69.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$0.65 MGA2,931	-71.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.37	$0.27 MGA1,218	-50.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$0.51 MGA2,308	+12.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$0.33 MGA1,502	-26.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$0.35 MGA1,561	-84.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.52	$0.42 MGA1,912	-66.6%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG263.12	$4.58 MGA20,637	+128.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.26	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,588,953.88	$11,817.99 MGA53,304,429	-66.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.38	$12.46 MGA56,212	+248.1%
Average			+103.3%

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pay 69.1% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,762.23	$52.31 MGA235,924	-68.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,312.80	$354.54 MGA1,599,133	-61.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,690.54	$53.69 MGA242,176	-94.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,026.29	$35.96 MGA162,209	-53.0%
Average			-69.1%

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pay 27.1% more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,111.30	$89.71 MGA404,629	-10.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,457.87	$11,292.35 MGA50,933,552	+64.4%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$1.07 MGA4,846	-78.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.03	$1.12 MGA5,040	-32.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.23	$3.22 MGA14,538	+61.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,117.80	$40.29 MGA181,720	-42.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.13	$6.45 MGA29,075	-35.5%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 53.6% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,489.04	$19.71 MGA88,901	-75.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,833.47	$24.89 MGA112,262	-66.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,733.56	$90.25 MGA407,052	-24.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,666.95	$78.79 MGA355,363	-47.5%
Average			-53.6%

Port-au-prince vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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