Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 45.8% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 69.4% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,682
|
$3.85
MGA17,078
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,261
|
$4.53
MGA20,092
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK372
|
$1.23
MGA5,469
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK269
|
$0.58
MGA2,562
|
|
pay 54.3% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK434
|
$1.24
MGA5,505
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK923
|
$4.74
MGA21,024
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK862
|
$3.78
MGA16,801
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK829
|
$2.18
MGA9,677
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,045
|
$2.32
MGA10,285
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK155
|
$0.81
MGA3,607
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK139
|
$0.29
MGA1,293
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK159
|
$0.54
MGA2,392
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK235
|
$0.40
MGA1,785
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK155
|
$0.33
MGA1,443
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK94
|
$0.45
MGA1,982
|
|
pay 52.4% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,157
|
$4.82
MGA21,390
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,387
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,458,784
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,297,650
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,193
|
$11.31
MGA50,229
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
Iceland
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,236
|
$56.72
MGA251,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK208,778
|
$463.90
MGA2,059,387
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK182,187
|
$140.20
MGA622,399
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,208
|
$32.30
MGA143,399
|
|
pay 25.9% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,045
|
$135.77
MGA602,748
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK823,851
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,794,363
|
|
pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,288
|
$1.02
MGA4,521
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK634
|
$1.17
MGA5,211
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,542
|
$3.39
MGA15,069
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,247
|
$45.26
MGA200,916
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,916
|
$6.79
MGA30,137
|
|
pay 50.2% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK14,877
|
$28.14
MGA124,908
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,210
|
$30.17
MGA133,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,197
|
$101.83
MGA452,061
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,262
|
$90.52
MGA401,832
|
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