Cost of living comparison

Pretoria, South Africa

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 11.4% cheaper than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 20.3% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 19.5% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 1.9% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 31.3% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 38.3% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.9% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 27.5% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.3% less for restaurants

	Pretoria	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.52 ZAR151.51	$3.22 MGA14,538	-62.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 ZAR83.28	$4.30 MGA19,383	-8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 ZAR17.93	$1.16 MGA5,234	+15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ZAR14.44	$0.60 MGA2,719	-25.8%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 19.5% less for groceries

	Pretoria	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR19.10	$1.19 MGA5,383	+11.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ZAR65.74	$5.22 MGA23,537	+41.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 ZAR87.37	$3.94 MGA17,790	-19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 ZAR41.74	$1.80 MGA8,141	-23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 ZAR36.92	$2.10 MGA9,452	+0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR12.28	$0.65 MGA2,931	-5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR12.18	$0.27 MGA1,218	-60.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR12.90	$0.51 MGA2,308	-29.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR13.39	$0.33 MGA1,502	-55.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR11.38	$0.35 MGA1,561	-45.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ZAR10.37	$0.42 MGA1,912	-27.3%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 1.9% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 ZAR89.89	$4.58 MGA20,637	-9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.32 ZAR1,161.56	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,084.78 ZAR339,376.96	$11,817.99 MGA53,304,429	-38.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.78 ZAR156.05	$12.46 MGA56,212	+42.0%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 31.3% less for housing

	Pretoria	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.13 ZAR695.86	$52.31 MGA235,924	+33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$416.34 ZAR7,403.67	$354.54 MGA1,599,133	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.25 ZAR6,744.03	$53.69 MGA242,176	-85.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.03 ZAR1,529.83	$35.96 MGA162,209	-58.2%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 38.3% more for childcare

	Pretoria	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.65 ZAR3,852.62	$89.71 MGA404,629	-58.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.41 ZAR85,363.69	$11,292.35 MGA50,933,552	+135.2%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 ZAR42.42	$1.07 MGA4,846	-55.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 ZAR35.49	$1.12 MGA5,040	-44.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ZAR52.52	$3.22 MGA14,538	+9.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.21 ZAR608.35	$40.29 MGA181,720	+17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.81 ZAR138.88	$6.45 MGA29,075	-17.5%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 27.5% less for clothing

	Pretoria	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 ZAR872.89	$19.71 MGA88,901	-59.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.65 ZAR616.13	$24.89 MGA112,262	-28.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 ZAR1,641.33	$90.25 MGA407,052	-2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 ZAR1,748.16	$78.79 MGA355,363	-19.9%
Average			-27.5%

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