Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 2.1% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 3.3% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$3.85
MGA17,078
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$4.53
MGA20,092
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$1.23
MGA5,469
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$0.58
MGA2,562
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$1.24
MGA5,505
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$4.74
MGA21,024
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$3.78
MGA16,801
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$2.18
MGA9,677
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$2.32
MGA10,285
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.81
MGA3,607
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.29
MGA1,293
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.54
MGA2,392
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$0.40
MGA1,785
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.33
MGA1,443
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.45
MGA1,982
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$4.82
MGA21,390
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,297,650
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$11.31
MGA50,229
|
|
pay 10.6% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$56.72
MGA251,815
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$463.90
MGA2,059,387
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$140.20
MGA622,399
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$32.30
MGA143,399
|
|
pay 27.4% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$135.77
MGA602,748
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,794,363
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$1.02
MGA4,521
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$1.17
MGA5,211
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$3.39
MGA15,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$45.26
MGA200,916
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$6.79
MGA30,137
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$28.14
MGA124,908
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$30.17
MGA133,944
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$101.83
MGA452,061
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$90.52
MGA401,832
|
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