Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.5 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Athens instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 72.9% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
Ar19,254
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
Ar35,469
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Ar4,729
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
Ar2,567
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 76.9% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
Ar5,151
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
Ar17,059
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
Ar16,975
|
$7.06
€6.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
Ar8,999
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
Ar10,955
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
Ar3,409
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,379
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
Ar1,896
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,532
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,379
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,747
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,053
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,055
|
$32.98
€30.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,870,502
|
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,924
|
$11.43
€10.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,713
|
$33.96
€31.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,053
|
$553.55
€519.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
Ar848,716
|
$521.82
€489.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar154,989
|
$202.27
€189.78
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,035
|
$488.12
€457.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,538,683
|
$10,050.80
€9,430.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
Ar5,067
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
Ar5,067
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,308
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,411
|
$45.80
€42.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,335
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 73.3% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,208
|
$84.84
€79.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,339
|
$38.04
€35.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,027
|
$90.00
€84.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar320,908
|
$111.33
€104.46
|
|
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