Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 2.6 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
Ar19,628
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
Ar36,156
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Ar4,821
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
Ar2,617
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
Ar5,251
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
Ar17,389
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
Ar17,304
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
Ar9,173
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
Ar11,168
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
Ar3,475
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,406
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
Ar1,933
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,562
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,406
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,781
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,422
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,289
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar67,147,201
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar71,279
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 10.6% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar260,669
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,086,728
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
Ar865,166
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar157,993
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 0.6% more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar619,820
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,839,853
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
Ar5,165
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
Ar5,165
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,760
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar185,946
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,826
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar131,712
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar103,303
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar464,865
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar327,127
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
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