Cost of living comparison

 Porto-novo, Benin
compared to
Antananarivo vs. Porto-novo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Porto-novo, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Porto-novo
Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $3.22
MGA14,509
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.30
MGA19,345
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.16
MGA5,223

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Porto-novo
Antananarivo
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.19
MGA5,372
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.22
MGA23,491
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $3.94
MGA17,755

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Porto-novo
Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.58
MGA20,596
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $11,817.99
MGA53,199,588

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Porto-novo
Antananarivo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $52.31
MGA235,460
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $354.54
MGA1,595,988
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $53.69
MGA241,699

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Porto-novo
Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $89.71
MGA403,833
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $11,292.35
MGA50,833,374

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Porto-novo
Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.07
MGA4,836
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.12
MGA5,030
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.22
MGA14,509

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Porto-novo
Antananarivo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $19.71
MGA88,726
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $24.89
MGA112,042
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $90.25
MGA406,251

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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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