Cost of living comparison
Bern is 5.8 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Bern instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
MGA19,442
|
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
MGA35,813
|
$16.56
CHF14.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MGA4,775
|
$4.53
CHF4.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,592
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MGA5,201
|
$3.04
CHF2.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
MGA17,225
|
$13.00
CHF11.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
MGA17,140
|
$6.74
CHF6.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MGA9,086
|
$6.23
CHF5.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MGA11,062
|
$12.94
CHF11.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
MGA3,442
|
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,392
|
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
MGA1,915
|
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,547
|
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,392
|
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,764
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 9.7 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
$8.07
CHF7.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
$87.24
CHF78.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
$33,128.56
CHF29,978.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
$47.04
CHF42.57
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
$53.37
CHF48.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,217.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
MGA856,963
|
$1,006.60
CHF910.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
$232.88
CHF210.74
|
|
pay 12.6 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,131.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,230.96
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
MGA5,116
|
$6.90
CHF6.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MGA5,116
|
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
$63.38
CHF57.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
$22.09
CHF19.99
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
$116.44
CHF105.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
$49.69
CHF44.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
$135.27
CHF122.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
$159.33
CHF144.18
|
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