Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 9.8% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Antananarivo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,588.03
|
$3.85
MGA17,083
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.76
|
$4.53
MGA20,098
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.11
|
$1.23
MGA5,471
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.50
|
$0.58
MGA2,562
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG330.84
|
$1.24
MGA5,507
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
$4.74
MGA21,031
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.42
|
$3.78
MGA16,806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.92
|
$2.18
MGA9,680
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG914.22
|
$2.32
MGA10,288
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
$0.81
MGA3,609
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.03
|
$0.29
MGA1,294
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
$0.54
MGA2,393
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.03
|
$0.40
MGA1,785
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.13
|
$0.33
MGA1,443
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.07
|
$0.45
MGA1,983
|
|
pay 99.4% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.58
|
$4.82
MGA21,397
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,646.71
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,631,743.45
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,318,089
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG473.76
|
$11.31
MGA50,245
|
|
pay 64.2% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,965.16
|
$56.72
MGA251,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,425.33
|
$463.90
MGA2,060,032
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,778.62
|
$140.20
MGA622,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,119.78
|
$32.30
MGA143,444
|
|
pay 54.5% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,233.55
|
$135.77
MGA602,936
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,854.16
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,810,889
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG661.68
|
$1.02
MGA4,522
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.04
|
$1.17
MGA5,213
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.67
|
$3.39
MGA15,073
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,202.82
|
$45.26
MGA200,979
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,323.36
|
$6.79
MGA30,147
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,586.84
|
$28.14
MGA124,947
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,925.16
|
$30.17
MGA133,986
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,880.26
|
$101.83
MGA452,202
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,850.33
|
$90.52
MGA401,957
|
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