Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 51.4% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 76.8% more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
NGN3,788.33
|
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN8,243.35
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NGN681.69
|
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN401.29
|
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,161.14
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.95
NGN1,395.83
|
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.68
NGN17,174.19
|
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
NGN2,325.58
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
NGN3,932.48
|
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
NGN2,398.00
|
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,094.85
|
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,214.24
|
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,083.67
|
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN935.49
|
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,040.65
|
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
|
pay 88.4% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
NGN3,874.08
|
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,330.29
NGN9,305,519.20
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.55
NGN11,096.11
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 11.0% less for housing
Abuja
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.58
NGN61,115.42
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,689.63
NGN3,953,752.35
|
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,186.35
NGN1,743,928.02
|
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.95
NGN24,922.98
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Abuja
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.94
NGN145,447.81
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,650.91
NGN3,896,833.54
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NGN1,791.88
|
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
NGN2,556.46
|
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.10
NGN66,295.44
|
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
NGN11,903.16
|
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
Abuja
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
NGN39,270.79
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.78
NGN42,307.79
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.54
NGN88,994.87
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.16
NGN114,898.86
|
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
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