Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 59.5% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 54.5% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
MGA19,356
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
MGA35,656
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MGA4,754
|
$1.26
VEF12.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,581
|
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
|
pay 68.1% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MGA5,179
|
$2.23
VEF22.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
MGA17,149
|
$2.86
VEF28.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
MGA17,064
|
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MGA9,046
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MGA11,013
|
$2.66
VEF26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
MGA3,427
|
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
$0.50
VEF4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
MGA1,906
|
$0.73
VEF7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,540
|
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
$0.73
VEF7.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,756
|
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,153
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,119
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,217,866
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,293
|
$17.00
VEF169.57
|
|
pay 10.5% less for housing
Antananarivo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA257,061
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,057,848
|
$360.00
VEF3,590.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
MGA853,192
|
$345.00
VEF3,441.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA155,807
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
|
pay 6.3% more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA611,242
|
$73.54
VEF733.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,620,625
|
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,431
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA183,373
|
$51.31
VEF511.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,468
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA129,889
|
$42.19
VEF420.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA101,874
|
$38.00
VEF379.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA458,431
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA322,600
|
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
|
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