Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 18.0% cheaper than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 56.1% less for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
Ar19,262
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
Ar35,483
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Ar4,731
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
Ar2,568
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
Ar5,153
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
Ar17,066
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
Ar16,982
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
Ar9,003
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
Ar10,960
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
Ar3,411
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,380
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
Ar1,897
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,533
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,380
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,747
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 57.5% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
Antananarivo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
Ar849,054
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 24.2% less for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
Ar5,069
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
Ar5,069
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
|
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