Cost of living comparison

 Sana'a, Yemen
compared to
 Antananarivo, Madagascar
Antananarivo vs. Sana'a Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Sana'a, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Sana'a
Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $3.22
MGA14,412
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.30
MGA19,216
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.16
MGA5,188

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Sana'a
Antananarivo
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.19
MGA5,336
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.22
MGA23,333
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $3.94
MGA17,636

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Sana'a
Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.58
MGA20,458
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $11,817.99
MGA52,842,808

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Sana'a
Antananarivo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $52.31
MGA233,881
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $354.54
MGA1,585,284
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $53.69
MGA240,078

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sana'a
Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $89.71
MGA401,125
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $11,292.35
MGA50,492,463

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Sana'a
Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.07
MGA4,804
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.12
MGA4,996
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.22
MGA14,412

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Sana'a
Antananarivo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $19.71
MGA88,131
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $24.89
MGA111,290
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $90.25
MGA403,527

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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: June 2025
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