Cost of living comparison

Riga, Latvia

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 34.7% cheaper than Riga.

Restaurants: pay 46.7% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 31.3% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 26.5% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 2.2% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 49.8% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.1% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 39.1% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.7% less for restaurants

	Riga	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.72 €9.10	$3.22 MGA14,173	-69.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 €7.07	$4.30 MGA18,898	-48.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 €1.22	$1.16 MGA5,102	-19.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 €1.01	$0.60 MGA2,651	-49.2%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 31.3% less for groceries

	Riga	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.56 €1.33	$1.19 MGA5,248	-23.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73 €4.86	$5.22 MGA22,947	-8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 €4.12	$3.94 MGA17,344	-18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.86 €2.43	$1.80 MGA7,937	-36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 €2.70	$2.10 MGA9,215	-34.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.57	$0.65 MGA2,857	-3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.71	$0.27 MGA1,188	-67.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.91	$0.51 MGA2,250	-52.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.29	$0.33 MGA1,464	-78.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.36	$0.35 MGA1,522	-17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.37	$0.42 MGA1,864	-2.9%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 26.5% less for transportation

	Riga	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.77 €5.75	$4.58 MGA20,120	-32.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.15 €27.30	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,026.61 €23,794.36	$11,817.99 MGA51,969,112	-57.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.25 €9.55	$12.46 MGA54,804	+10.7%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 2.2% less for housing

	Riga	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.68 €15.01	$52.31 MGA230,014	+195.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$536.44 €455.43	$354.54 MGA1,559,073	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.73 €312.20	$53.69 MGA236,109	-85.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$244.58 €207.65	$35.96 MGA158,146	-85.3%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 49.8% less for childcare

	Riga	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$538.03 €456.78	$89.71 MGA394,493	-83.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,487.73 €11,450.97	$11,292.35 MGA49,657,627	-16.3%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Riga	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.82 €4.09	$1.07 MGA4,724	-77.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 €2.88	$1.12 MGA4,913	-67.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 €4.46	$3.22 MGA14,173	-38.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.01 €39.06	$40.29 MGA177,167	-12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.10	$6.45 MGA28,347	-39.9%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 39.1% less for clothing

	Riga	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.84 €69.48	$19.71 MGA86,674	-75.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.77 €37.16	$24.89 MGA109,450	-43.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.38 €78.43	$90.25 MGA396,855	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.02 €102.75	$78.79 MGA346,461	-34.9%
Average			-39.1%

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