Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.9 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
$14.38
FCFA8,670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
$7.87
FCFA4,746
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
$2.30
FCFA1,387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
$1.49
FCFA900
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
?? |
pay 10.9% less for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
$4.29
FCFA2,589
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
?? | |
pay 7.7 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
$559.96
FCFA337,614
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
$360.53
FCFA217,371
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
$621.28
FCFA374,585
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
$49.10
FCFA29,604
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,305,721
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
$4.85
FCFA2,926
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
$4.14
FCFA2,495
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
?? | |
pay 40.6% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
$57.50
FCFA34,668
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
$60.00
FCFA36,175
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
$100.00
FCFA60,292
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
$55.00
FCFA33,161
|
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