Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 93.3% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 98.7% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
pay 82.7% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
$2.00
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
$6.42
€5.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
$3.35
€3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
pay 37.4% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
$5.70
€5.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.15
€49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
$27,020.53
€24,835.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
$12.45
€11.45
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
$29.51
€27.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
$686.76
€631.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
$565.47
€519.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
$155.79
€143.20
|
|
pay 78.6% more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
$401.79
€369.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
$7,295.41
€6,705.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
$3.71
€3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
$65.52
€60.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 43.3% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
$78.82
€72.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
$31.68
€29.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
$83.03
€76.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
$96.57
€88.76
|
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