Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 3.9 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
$21.77
€20.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
$3.31
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
$6.59
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
$5.95
€5.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
$8.18
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$88.71
€81.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
$32,110.45
€29,514.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
$25.25
€23.21
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
$50.09
€46.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
$2,059.29
€1,892.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
$1,685.95
€1,549.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
$203.74
€187.27
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
$2,119.81
€1,948.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
$11,765.02
€10,813.82
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
$7.08
€6.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
$4.28
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
$10.34
€9.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
$62.30
€57.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
pay 60.6% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
$89.06
€81.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
$33.70
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
$94.07
€86.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
$110.42
€101.49
|
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