Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 33.0% cheaper than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 16.3% less for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
$6.17
LYD29.840
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
$5.14
LYD24.870
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
$0.47
LYD2.260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
$0.13
LYD0.630
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
$0.30
LYD1.470
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
$2.40
LYD11.590
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
$3.73
LYD18.040
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
$1.40
LYD6.750
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
$1.45
LYD7.030
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
$0.86
LYD4.160
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
$0.51
LYD2.480
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
$0.36
LYD1.730
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
$0.25
LYD1.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
$0.29
LYD1.380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
$0.12
LYD0.560
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.46
LYD79.580
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
$15,433.88
LYD74,606.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
$7.00
LYD33.820
|
|
pay 25.0% less for housing
Antananarivo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
$19.74
LYD95.410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
$226.36
LYD1,094.240
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
$124.50
LYD601.830
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
$41.19
LYD199.090
|
|
pay 70.4% less for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
$68.60
LYD331.590
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
$1,028.93
LYD4,973.800
|
|
pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
$0.67
LYD3.230
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
$2.26
LYD10.940
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
$27.40
LYD132.430
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
$5.14
LYD24.870
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
$30.31
LYD146.540
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
$32.72
LYD158.170
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
$48.68
LYD235.300
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
$58.53
LYD282.950
|
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