Cost of living comparison

Tbilisi, Georgia

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 9.2% cheaper than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 10.7% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 8.1% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 5.0% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 1.9% more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 18.5% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.5% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 46.8% less in Antananarivo

The cost of childcare, transportation, and housing in Antananarivo are more expensive than in Tbilisi. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Antananarivo.

Antananarivo vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.7% less for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.03 GEL30.00	$3.22 MGA14,412	-70.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.04 GEL21.88	$4.30 MGA19,216	-46.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 GEL2.41	$1.16 MGA5,188	+31.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 GEL1.14	$0.60 MGA2,696	+43.5%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 8.1% less for groceries

	Tbilisi	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 GEL1.69	$1.19 MGA5,336	+91.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.05 GEL11.02	$5.22 MGA23,333	+28.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.35 GEL20.00	$3.94 MGA17,636	-46.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 GEL6.77	$1.80 MGA8,071	-27.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.88 GEL7.83	$2.10 MGA9,370	-27.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 GEL1.76	$0.65 MGA2,905	+0.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 GEL2.11	$0.27 MGA1,208	-65.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 GEL2.00	$0.51 MGA2,288	-30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 GEL2.36	$0.33 MGA1,489	-61.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.80	$0.35 MGA1,547	+18.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 GEL0.88	$0.42 MGA1,896	+30.5%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 5.0% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.59 GEL12.49	$4.58 MGA20,458	-0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.71 GEL40.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,735.29 GEL70,000.00	$11,817.99 MGA52,842,808	-54.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 GEL20.00	$12.46 MGA55,725	+69.5%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 1.9% more for housing

	Tbilisi	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.50 GEL50.31	$52.31 MGA233,881	+182.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.59 GEL1,962.71	$354.54 MGA1,585,284	-50.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$469.79 GEL1,277.84	$53.69 MGA240,078	-88.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.81 GEL151.79	$35.96 MGA160,804	-35.6%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 18.5% more for childcare

	Tbilisi	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$238.97 GEL650.00	$89.71 MGA401,125	-62.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,659.47 GEL15,393.75	$11,292.35 MGA50,492,463	+99.5%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 GEL5.00	$1.07 MGA4,804	-41.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.27 GEL8.89	$1.12 MGA4,996	-65.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 GEL8.00	$3.22 MGA14,412	+9.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.85 GEL141.03	$40.29 MGA180,146	-22.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.62 GEL18.00	$6.45 MGA28,823	-2.6%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 46.8% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.57 GEL208.26	$19.71 MGA88,131	-74.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.19 GEL131.07	$24.89 MGA111,290	-48.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.92 GEL334.33	$90.25 MGA403,527	-26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.17 GEL345.91	$78.79 MGA352,285	-38.0%
Average			-46.8%

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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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