Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 40.3% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 72.0% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
$3.85
MGA17,078
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,423
|
$4.53
MGA20,092
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,606
|
$1.23
MGA5,469
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,127
|
$0.58
MGA2,562
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,703
|
$1.24
MGA5,505
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,890
|
$4.74
MGA21,024
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,587
|
$3.78
MGA16,801
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,699
|
$2.18
MGA9,677
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,973
|
$2.32
MGA10,285
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,716
|
$0.81
MGA3,607
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,551
|
$0.29
MGA1,293
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,964
|
$0.54
MGA2,392
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,300
|
$0.40
MGA1,785
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,850
|
$0.33
MGA1,443
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,548
|
$0.45
MGA1,982
|
|
pay 65.0% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,253
|
$4.82
MGA21,390
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX38,029,219
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,297,650
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,226
|
$11.31
MGA50,229
|
|
pay 0.5% more for housing
Kampala
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX315,215
|
$56.72
MGA251,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,070,452
|
$463.90
MGA2,059,387
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX681,709
|
$140.20
MGA622,399
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX136,081
|
$32.30
MGA143,399
|
|
pay 65.1% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX595,791
|
$135.77
MGA602,748
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,580,443
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,794,363
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,817
|
$1.02
MGA4,521
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,578
|
$1.17
MGA5,211
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
$3.39
MGA15,069
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX226,908
|
$45.26
MGA200,916
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,310
|
$6.79
MGA30,137
|
|
pay 85.0% more for clothing
Kampala
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX66,424
|
$28.14
MGA124,908
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX89,382
|
$30.17
MGA133,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX138,173
|
$101.83
MGA452,061
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
$90.52
MGA401,832
|
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