Cost of living comparison

Victoria, Seychelles

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 46.0% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 68.1% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 53.8% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 50.0% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 69.0% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 9.6% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.1% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 15.1% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.1% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.76 SCR245.70	$3.22 MGA14,538	-80.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 SCR142.38	$4.30 MGA19,383	-55.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SCR40.39	$1.16 MGA5,234	-57.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 SCR39.76	$0.60 MGA2,719	-77.8%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 53.8% less for groceries

	Victoria	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 SCR33.60	$1.19 MGA5,383	-47.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.13 SCR265.72	$5.22 MGA23,537	-71.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 SCR110.23	$3.94 MGA17,790	-47.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 SCR52.42	$1.80 MGA8,141	-49.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 SCR43.96	$2.10 MGA9,452	-30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR14.24	$0.65 MGA2,931	-33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR16.10	$0.27 MGA1,218	-75.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR14.24	$0.51 MGA2,308	-47.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27 SCR47.88	$0.33 MGA1,502	-89.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SCR12.05	$0.35 MGA1,561	-57.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SCR10.71	$0.42 MGA1,912	-41.9%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 50.0% less for transportation

	Victoria	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 SCR85.28	$4.58 MGA20,637	-21.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.82 SCR393.12	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR390,212.46	$11,817.99 MGA53,304,429	-55.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.18 SCR677.04	$12.46 MGA56,212	-73.0%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 69.0% less for housing

	Victoria	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$163.87 SCR2,402.39	$52.31 MGA235,924	-68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.92 SCR14,365.72	$354.54 MGA1,599,133	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.53 SCR11,647.94	$53.69 MGA242,176	-93.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.52 SCR1,077.74	$35.96 MGA162,209	-51.1%
Average			-69.0%

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pay 9.6% less for childcare

	Victoria	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,456.99	$89.71 MGA404,629	-46.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,868.55 SCR130,014.12	$11,292.35 MGA50,933,552	+27.3%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07 SCR59.61	$1.07 MGA4,846	-73.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.16 SCR75.68	$1.12 MGA5,040	-78.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.89 SCR335.52	$3.22 MGA14,538	-85.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.81 SCR1,404.56	$40.29 MGA181,720	-57.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 SCR81.90	$6.45 MGA29,075	+15.4%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 15.1% less for clothing

	Victoria	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.58 SCR1,005.43	$19.71 MGA88,901	-71.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 SCR429.52	$24.89 MGA112,262	-15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.44 SCR1,076.66	$90.25 MGA407,052	+22.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.39 SCR1,119.94	$78.79 MGA355,363	+3.1%
Average			-15.1%

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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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