Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.3% cheaper than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 38.1% less for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,083
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,098
|
$4.33
₫110,246
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,471
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,562
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,507
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA21,031
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,806
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,680
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,288
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,609
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,294
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,393
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,785
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,443
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,983
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,397
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA65,318,089
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,590
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA50,245
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 8.8% less for housing
Antananarivo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA251,893
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,060,032
|
$304.25
₫7,744,595
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA622,594
|
$210.52
₫5,358,857
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA143,444
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 28.6% more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA602,936
|
$212.34
₫5,405,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,810,889
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,474
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,522
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,213
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,073
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA200,979
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA30,147
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,947
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,986
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA452,202
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA401,957
|
$91.83
₫2,337,641
|
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