Cost of living comparison
Germany is 3.1 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Germany instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
Ar19,262
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
Ar35,483
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Ar4,731
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
Ar2,568
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 76.4% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
Ar5,153
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
Ar17,066
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
Ar16,982
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
Ar9,003
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
Ar10,960
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
Ar3,411
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,380
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
Ar1,897
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,533
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,380
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,747
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
Ar849,054
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
Ar5,069
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
Ar5,069
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 71.9% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
$113.48
€106.43
|
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