Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 5.0 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
Ar19,254
|
$21.99
€20.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
Ar35,469
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Ar4,729
|
$2.49
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
Ar2,567
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
Ar5,151
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
Ar17,059
|
$5.13
€4.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
Ar16,975
|
$5.26
€4.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
Ar8,999
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
Ar10,955
|
$4.73
€4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
Ar3,409
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,379
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
Ar1,896
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,532
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,379
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,747
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 13.3 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,053
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,055
|
$131.93
€123.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,870,502
|
$34,778.34
€32,630.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,924
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,713
|
$62.54
€58.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,053
|
$2,136.79
€2,004.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
Ar848,716
|
$1,834.34
€1,721.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar154,989
|
$192.55
€180.66
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,035
|
$1,355.42
€1,271.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,538,683
|
$10,275.73
€9,641.20
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
Ar5,067
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
Ar5,067
|
$4.11
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,308
|
$17.04
€15.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,411
|
$50.27
€47.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,335
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 79.7% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,208
|
$90.63
€85.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,339
|
$39.17
€36.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,027
|
$97.66
€91.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar320,908
|
$106.59
€100.00
|
|
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