Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 60.9% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 82.7% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,005
|
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,006
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,446
|
$1.61
ALL150
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,551
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
pay 66.5% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,482
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA20,935
|
$6.08
ALL567
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,730
|
$7.55
ALL704
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,636
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,241
|
$3.61
ALL337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,592
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,288
|
$1.11
ALL104
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,382
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,777
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,437
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,974
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 96.7% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,300
|
$7.77
ALL725
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
|
pay 66.6% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA250,745
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,050,642
|
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA619,756
|
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
|
pay 7.1% more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
|
pay 51.1% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,501
|
$2.69
ALL251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,189
|
$1.81
ALL169
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,005
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA200,063
|
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA30,009
|
$8.61
ALL803
|
|
pay 55.7% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,378
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,375
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA450,141
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA400,125
|
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
|
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