Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 3.2 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
MGA19,442
|
$14.40
€13.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
MGA35,813
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MGA4,775
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,592
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MGA5,201
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
MGA17,225
|
$4.03
€3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
MGA17,140
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MGA9,086
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MGA11,062
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
MGA3,442
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,392
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
MGA1,915
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,547
|
$1.93
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,392
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,764
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
$8.73
€8.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
$18.20
€16.90
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
MGA856,963
|
$840.88
€780.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
$378.45
€351.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
MGA5,116
|
$8.52
€7.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MGA5,116
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
$16.99
€15.77
|
|
pay 78.6% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
$119.75
€111.21
|
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