Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 3.6 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Ar4,729
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
Ar2,567
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
Ar5,151
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
Ar17,059
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
Ar16,975
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
Ar8,999
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
Ar10,955
|
$4.93
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
Ar3,409
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,379
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
Ar1,896
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,532
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,379
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,747
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,053
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,055
|
$93.45
€87.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,870,502
|
$32,967.00
€30,931.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,924
|
$22.98
€21.56
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,713
|
$42.65
€40.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,053
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
Ar848,716
|
$999.06
€937.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar154,989
|
$273.14
€256.27
|
|
pay 87.7% more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,035
|
$210.36
€197.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,538,683
|
$7,885.50
€7,398.57
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
Ar5,067
|
$4.40
€4.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
Ar5,067
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,308
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,411
|
$41.73
€39.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,335
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 83.7% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,208
|
$91.74
€86.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,339
|
$38.98
€36.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,027
|
$94.97
€89.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar320,908
|
$118.23
€110.93
|
|
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