Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 12.1% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
$3.75
MAD37.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
$6.00
MAD59.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
$0.37
MAD3.71
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
$0.51
MAD5.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
$4.75
MAD47.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
$3.06
MAD30.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
$1.79
MAD17.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
$2.66
MAD26.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
$0.65
MAD6.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
$0.56
MAD5.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
$0.35
MAD3.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
$0.28
MAD2.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
$0.27
MAD2.71
|
|
pay 25.3% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
$5.81
MAD57.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.99
MAD247.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
$26,988.52
MAD267,304.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
$8.12
MAD80.40
|
|
pay 11.6% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
$40.82
MAD404.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
$412.37
MAD4,084.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
$261.16
MAD2,586.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
$32.04
MAD317.34
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
$135.41
MAD1,341.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,304.12
|
|
pay 61.8% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
$4.00
MAD39.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
$1.74
MAD17.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
$3.90
MAD38.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
$26.24
MAD259.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
$6.50
MAD64.35
|
|
pay 46.1% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
$64.15
MAD635.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
$46.23
MAD457.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
$93.91
MAD930.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
$100.55
MAD995.86
|
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