Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 0.2% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 11.6% less for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,005
|
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,006
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,446
|
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,551
|
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
|
pay 88.4% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,482
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA20,935
|
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,730
|
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,636
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,241
|
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,592
|
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,288
|
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,382
|
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,777
|
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,437
|
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,974
|
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,300
|
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
|
pay 19.7% less for housing
Antananarivo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA250,745
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,050,642
|
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA619,756
|
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
|
pay 88.7% less for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
|
pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,501
|
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,189
|
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,005
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA200,063
|
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA30,009
|
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,378
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,375
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA450,141
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA400,125
|
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
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