Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 19.3% cheaper than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 26.7% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 13.8% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 38.9% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 20.3% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 25.6% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.3% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 53.2% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.7% less for restaurants

	Yerevan	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,443.86	$3.22 MGA14,730	-72.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,456.33	$4.30 MGA19,641	-52.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD381.29	$1.16 MGA5,303	+16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD229.23	$0.60 MGA2,755	+1.0%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 13.8% less for groceries

	Yerevan	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD331.53	$1.19 MGA5,454	+38.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,549.26	$5.22 MGA23,849	+29.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,395.78	$3.94 MGA18,026	-36.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD945.44	$1.80 MGA8,249	-26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,295.65	$2.10 MGA9,577	-37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD214.35	$0.65 MGA2,970	+16.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD316.78	$0.27 MGA1,234	-67.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD303.45	$0.51 MGA2,339	-35.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD387.24	$0.33 MGA1,522	-67.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.86	$0.35 MGA1,581	+3.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD123.32	$0.42 MGA1,938	+32.0%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 38.9% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,031.56	$4.58 MGA20,910	-13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD4,937.62	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD11,850,288.97	$11,817.99 MGA54,011,452	-61.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,639.29	$12.46 MGA56,958	+191.9%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 20.3% less for housing

	Yerevan	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,528.85	$52.31 MGA239,053	+135.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD357,562.79	$354.54 MGA1,620,344	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD240,257.12	$53.69 MGA245,388	-91.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD37,857.24	$35.96 MGA164,361	-63.5%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 25.6% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD143,684.75	$89.71 MGA409,996	-76.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,469,859.08	$11,292.35 MGA51,609,128	+24.9%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD790.02	$1.07 MGA4,910	-47.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,444.48	$1.12 MGA5,107	-70.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD987.52	$3.22 MGA14,730	+25.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD40,703.57	$40.29 MGA184,130	-62.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD2,962.57	$6.45 MGA29,461	-16.5%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 53.2% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD42,662.46	$19.71 MGA90,080	-82.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD24,555.14	$24.89 MGA113,751	-61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD53,723.18	$90.25 MGA412,451	-35.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD45,855.47	$78.79 MGA360,076	-34.0%
Average			-53.2%

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