Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.0 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 12.7% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
Ar19,628
|
$8.62
₽794.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
Ar36,156
|
$4.93
₽453.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Ar4,821
|
$1.02
₽94.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
Ar2,617
|
$0.57
₽52.59
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
Ar5,251
|
$0.69
₽63.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
Ar17,389
|
$5.18
₽476.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
Ar17,304
|
$4.02
₽370.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
Ar9,173
|
$1.42
₽130.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
Ar11,168
|
$2.00
₽183.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
Ar3,475
|
$0.62
₽57.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,406
|
$0.53
₽49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
Ar1,933
|
$0.70
₽64.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,562
|
$1.40
₽129.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,406
|
$0.27
₽24.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,781
|
$0.26
₽24.36
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,422
|
$2.47
₽227.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,289
|
$30.79
₽2,836.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar67,147,201
|
$30,787.49
₽2,836,605.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar71,279
|
$3.94
₽363.09
|
|
pay 77.6% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar260,669
|
$6.45
₽594.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,086,728
|
$860.20
₽79,254.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
Ar865,166
|
$497.14
₽45,804.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar157,993
|
$90.59
₽8,346.35
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar619,820
|
$487.67
₽44,931.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,839,853
|
$9,121.01
₽840,364.44
|
|
pay 47.3% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
Ar5,165
|
$3.08
₽283.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
Ar5,165
|
$2.57
₽236.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,760
|
$2.52
₽232.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar185,946
|
$38.25
₽3,524.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,826
|
$6.16
₽567.32
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar131,712
|
$94.24
₽8,683.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar103,303
|
$45.95
₽4,233.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar464,865
|
$106.61
₽9,822.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar327,127
|
$132.25
₽12,185.25
|
|
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