Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.8 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
Ar7,136
|
$15.62
₽985.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
Ar20,387
|
$7.81
₽492.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
Ar2,228
|
$1.44
₽90.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
Ar1,580
|
$0.92
₽58.04
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
Ar3,135
|
$0.99
₽62.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
Ar14,985
|
$6.99
₽440.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
Ar12,476
|
$5.80
₽365.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
Ar6,218
|
$2.15
₽135.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
Ar8,970
|
$2.86
₽180.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
Ar2,427
|
$0.97
₽61.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
Ar879
|
$0.79
₽49.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,618
|
$0.98
₽62.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
Ar1,341
|
$2.01
₽126.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
Ar925
|
$0.59
₽37.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,433
|
$0.46
₽28.88
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.90
Ar15,975
|
$3.48
₽219.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.33
Ar21,828
|
$40.95
₽2,583.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,236.61
Ar82,823,299
|
$43,384.03
₽2,736,447.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.21
Ar45,871
|
$6.25
₽394.05
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.87
Ar277,777
|
$9.26
₽584.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$644.46
Ar2,637,604
|
$1,259.10
₽79,417.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.63
Ar407,745
|
$731.41
₽46,133.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
Ar132,517
|
$125.16
₽7,894.44
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.92
Ar1,452,593
|
$776.80
₽48,996.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,080.95
Ar20,795,019
|
$13,937.94
₽879,135.31
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
Ar3,058
|
$3.47
₽218.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
Ar4,927
|
$3.73
₽235.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.74
Ar15,290
|
$3.46
₽218.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.80
Ar216,105
|
$63.13
₽3,982.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
Ar21,407
|
$7.81
₽492.56
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.19
Ar156,302
|
$123.17
₽7,768.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.42
Ar91,743
|
$68.40
₽4,314.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.85
Ar433,230
|
$140.39
₽8,854.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.72
Ar305,809
|
$176.43
₽11,128.25
|
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