Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 2.5 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
MGA19,463
|
$14.29
€13.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
MGA35,853
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MGA4,780
|
$2.23
€2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,595
|
$1.73
€1.62
|
|
pay 60.3% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MGA5,207
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
MGA17,244
|
$5.21
€4.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
MGA17,159
|
$4.24
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MGA9,096
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MGA11,074
|
$3.57
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
MGA3,446
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,394
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
MGA1,917
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,549
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,394
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,766
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
$7.98
€7.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
$26,816.68
€25,049.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
$10.33
€9.65
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
$28.58
€26.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
$724.26
€676.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
MGA857,918
|
$533.62
€498.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
$229.02
€213.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
$371.98
€347.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
$6,903.44
€6,448.55
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
MGA5,122
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MGA5,122
|
$3.51
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
$57.35
€53.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 79.2% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
$89.77
€83.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
$40.27
€37.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
$89.33
€83.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
$109.92
€102.68
|
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