Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 58.4% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
DZD397.30
|
$4.38
Ar19,628
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
DZD645.62
|
$8.07
Ar36,156
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
DZD71.41
|
$1.08
Ar4,821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD27.94
|
$0.58
Ar2,617
|
|
pay 58.8% more for groceries
Algiers
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD20.86
|
$1.17
Ar5,251
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
DZD566.78
|
$3.88
Ar17,389
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
DZD456.32
|
$3.86
Ar17,304
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
DZD215.94
|
$2.05
Ar9,173
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
DZD302.82
|
$2.49
Ar11,168
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DZD179.29
|
$0.78
Ar3,475
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
DZD197.08
|
$0.31
Ar1,406
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
DZD96.72
|
$0.43
Ar1,933
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD47.76
|
$0.35
Ar1,562
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
DZD36.16
|
$0.31
Ar1,406
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.12
|
$0.40
Ar1,781
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Algiers
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.20
DZD161.12
|
$4.33
Ar19,422
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.06
DZD1,489.89
|
$2.74
Ar12,289
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,486.35
DZD3,973,049.48
|
$14,979.86
Ar67,147,201
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.32
DZD446.97
|
$15.90
Ar71,279
|
|
pay 68.6% more for housing
Algiers
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.58
DZD3,176.57
|
$58.15
Ar260,669
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.03
DZD33,150.13
|
$465.53
Ar2,086,728
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.53
DZD18,396.95
|
$193.01
Ar865,166
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.23
DZD4,882.31
|
$35.25
Ar157,993
|
|
pay 22.2% more for childcare
Algiers
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.05
DZD14,559.14
|
$138.28
Ar619,820
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,032.88
DZD408,656.52
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,839,853
|
|
pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
DZD248.32
|
$1.15
Ar5,165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD120.17
|
$1.15
Ar5,165
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
DZD342.68
|
$5.30
Ar23,760
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
DZD2,880.46
|
$41.48
Ar185,946
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
DZD695.28
|
$5.76
Ar25,826
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
Algiers
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.35
DZD5,437.28
|
$29.38
Ar131,712
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.13
DZD5,541.44
|
$23.05
Ar103,303
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.64
DZD10,865.75
|
$103.71
Ar464,865
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.75
DZD10,206.42
|
$72.98
Ar327,127
|
|
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