Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 14.2% cheaper than St. George's.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 29.6% less for restaurants
|
St. George's
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$4.38
MGA19,356
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$8.07
MGA35,656
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$1.08
MGA4,754
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.58
MGA2,581
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$1.17
MGA5,179
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$3.88
MGA17,149
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$3.86
MGA17,064
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.05
MGA9,046
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$2.49
MGA11,013
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$0.78
MGA3,427
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$0.43
MGA1,906
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$0.35
MGA1,540
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.40
MGA1,756
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$4.33
MGA19,153
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$2.74
MGA12,119
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,217,866
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$15.90
MGA70,293
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
|
St. George's
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$58.15
MGA257,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$465.53
MGA2,057,848
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$193.01
MGA853,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$35.25
MGA155,807
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$138.28
MGA611,242
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,620,625
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$5.30
MGA23,431
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$41.48
MGA183,373
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.76
MGA25,468
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$29.38
MGA129,889
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$23.05
MGA101,874
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$103.71
MGA458,431
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$72.98
MGA322,600
|
|
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