Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 10.0% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 29.7% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB434.69
|
$4.38
Ar19,254
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB317.79
|
$8.07
Ar35,469
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.03
|
$1.08
Ar4,729
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.38
|
$0.58
Ar2,567
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.67
|
$1.17
Ar5,151
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB242.75
|
$3.88
Ar17,059
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB218.63
|
$3.86
Ar16,975
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.44
|
$2.05
Ar8,999
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.12
|
$2.49
Ar10,955
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.19
|
$0.78
Ar3,409
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.99
|
$0.31
Ar1,379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.03
|
$0.43
Ar1,896
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.52
|
$0.35
Ar1,532
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.06
|
$0.31
Ar1,379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.75
|
$0.40
Ar1,747
|
|
pay 52.0% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB178.53
|
$4.33
Ar19,053
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB624.23
|
$2.74
Ar12,055
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,475,443.09
|
$14,979.86
Ar65,870,502
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB232.67
|
$15.90
Ar69,924
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,484.76
|
$58.15
Ar255,713
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,181.91
|
$465.53
Ar2,047,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,703.41
|
$193.01
Ar848,716
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,749.89
|
$35.25
Ar154,989
|
|
pay 3.4% less for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,231.93
|
$138.28
Ar608,035
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,610,399.31
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,538,683
|
|
pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.56
|
$1.15
Ar5,067
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.49
|
$1.15
Ar5,067
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
$5.30
Ar23,308
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,795.01
|
$41.48
Ar182,411
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
$5.76
Ar25,335
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,527.40
|
$29.38
Ar129,208
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,054.45
|
$23.05
Ar101,339
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,665.14
|
$103.71
Ar456,027
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,463.59
|
$72.98
Ar320,908
|
|
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