Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 2.1 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 51.8% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
$8.11
₩10,983
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
$1.53
₩2,066
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
$0.82
₩1,113
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
$6.06
₩8,203
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
$8.19
₩11,098
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
$4.76
₩6,445
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
$3.12
₩4,225
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
$1.57
₩2,130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
$2.58
₩3,495
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
$2.72
₩3,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
$1.91
₩2,584
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
$1.42
₩1,917
|
|
pay 23.3% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
$4.69
₩6,350
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.15
₩61,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
$9.44
₩12,780
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
$528.87
₩716,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
$381.75
₩517,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
$3.69
₩4,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
$3.88
₩5,250
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
$52.67
₩71,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
$11.06
₩14,977
|
|
pay 47.3% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
$127.28
₩172,382
|
|
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