Cost of living comparison
Manila is 65.7% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Manila instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
Ar19,689
|
$4.59
₱255.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
Ar36,270
|
$3.67
₱204.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Ar4,836
|
$1.03
₱57.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
Ar2,625
|
$0.46
₱25.52
|
|
pay 80.3% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
Ar5,268
|
$1.32
₱73.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
Ar17,444
|
$3.43
₱190.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
Ar17,358
|
$6.66
₱370.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
Ar9,202
|
$1.88
₱104.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
Ar11,203
|
$2.10
₱116.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
Ar3,486
|
$1.31
₱72.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,410
|
$0.69
₱38.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
Ar1,939
|
$1.39
₱77.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,567
|
$0.66
₱36.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,410
|
$0.88
₱48.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,786
|
$1.00
₱55.40
|
|
pay 89.4% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,483
|
$5.45
₱303.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,328
|
$12.48
₱694.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar67,358,040
|
$23,857.59
₱1,326,780.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar71,503
|
$2.76
₱153.60
|
|
pay 46.0% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar261,487
|
$38.58
₱2,145.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,093,281
|
$559.30
₱31,104.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
Ar867,882
|
$299.03
₱16,629.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar158,490
|
$85.53
₱4,756.31
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar621,767
|
$388.89
₱21,627.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,889,589
|
$12,846.39
₱714,420.09
|
|
pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
Ar5,181
|
$1.43
₱79.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
Ar5,181
|
$3.13
₱173.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,834
|
$2.75
₱153.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar186,530
|
$48.28
₱2,684.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,907
|
$6.24
₱347.00
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar132,125
|
$38.44
₱2,137.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar103,628
|
$30.87
₱1,717.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar466,325
|
$74.18
₱4,125.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar328,155
|
$65.74
₱3,655.94
|
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