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Antananarivo vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 4.8% cheaper than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 22.2% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 22.6% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 14.1% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 38.5% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 33.0% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% more in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 3.8% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.2% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 NAD191.59	$3.22 MGA15,234	-68.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 NAD95.74	$4.30 MGA20,311	-15.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NAD17.74	$1.16 MGA5,484	+22.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.51	$0.60 MGA2,849	-27.2%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 22.6% less for groceries

	Windhoek	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 NAD15.79	$1.19 MGA5,641	+41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 NAD55.79	$5.22 MGA24,664	+75.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 NAD103.07	$3.94 MGA18,641	-28.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 NAD55.69	$1.80 MGA8,531	-39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD43.66	$2.10 MGA9,904	-10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.88	$0.65 MGA3,071	-18.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 NAD16.17	$0.27 MGA1,277	-68.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD13.36	$0.51 MGA2,418	-28.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 NAD14.28	$0.33 MGA1,574	-56.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD17.14	$0.35 MGA1,635	-62.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD17.48	$0.42 MGA2,004	-54.5%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 14.1% more for transportation

	Windhoek	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 NAD87.81	$4.58 MGA21,624	-2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD638.63	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,041.85 NAD319,313.55	$11,817.99 MGA55,856,261	-30.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD133.05	$12.46 MGA58,903	+75.5%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 38.5% less for housing

	Windhoek	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.63 NAD1,117.33	$52.31 MGA247,218	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.63 NAD7,900.05	$354.54 MGA1,675,688	-15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.93 NAD5,657.27	$53.69 MGA253,769	-82.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.84 NAD1,196.20	$35.96 MGA169,974	-43.7%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 33.0% more for childcare

	Windhoek	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	$89.71 MGA424,000	-47.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	$11,292.35 MGA53,371,884	+113.0%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 NAD31.93	$1.07 MGA5,078	-37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.91 NAD35.72	$1.12 MGA5,281	-41.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 NAD52.68	$3.22 MGA15,234	+14.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.35 NAD662.40	$40.29 MGA190,419	+14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 NAD66.52	$6.45 MGA30,467	+81.6%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 3.8% less for clothing

	Windhoek	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD702.49	$19.71 MGA93,157	-47.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD505.31	$24.89 MGA117,637	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	$90.25 MGA426,539	+28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.01 NAD1,330.47	$78.79 MGA372,375	+11.0%
Average			-3.8%

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