Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 6.8 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
MGA19,463
|
$27.49
€25.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
MGA35,853
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MGA4,780
|
$5.17
€4.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,595
|
$6.10
€5.70
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MGA5,207
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
MGA17,244
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
MGA17,159
|
$7.28
€6.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MGA9,096
|
$3.26
€3.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MGA11,074
|
$4.99
€4.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
MGA3,446
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,394
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
MGA1,917
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,549
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,394
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,766
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
$7.63
€7.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
$39.58
€36.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
$21,988.99
€20,540.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
$18.25
€17.05
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
$77.33
€72.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
$5,728.44
€5,350.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
MGA857,918
|
$3,664.83
€3,423.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
$146.95
€137.27
|
|
pay 15.8 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
$3,518.24
€3,286.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
$21,988.99
€20,540.05
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
MGA5,122
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MGA5,122
|
$4.74
€4.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
$659.67
€616.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
$132.67
€123.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
$34.08
€31.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
$153.65
€143.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
$523.34
€488.85
|
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