Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 4.0 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
$37.84
£29.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
$2.84
£2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
$2.29
£1.80
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
$5.49
£4.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
$7.51
£5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
$5.39
£4.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
$1.95
£1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
$0.86
£0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
$1.80
£1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
$1.43
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
$1.09
£0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
$7.04
£5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.58
£51.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
$41.21
£32.44
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
$6.94
£5.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
$4.76
£3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
$76.30
£60.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
$16.40
£12.91
|
|
pay 87.3% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
$122.97
£96.79
|
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