Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 2.4 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
MGA19,356
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
MGA35,656
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MGA4,754
|
$2.38
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,581
|
$1.75
€1.62
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MGA5,179
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
MGA17,149
|
$5.74
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
MGA17,064
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MGA9,046
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MGA11,013
|
$3.63
€3.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
MGA3,427
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
MGA1,906
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,540
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,756
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,153
|
$7.38
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,119
|
$31.88
€29.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,217,866
|
$27,266.35
€25,296.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,293
|
$7.36
€6.82
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA257,061
|
$15.10
€14.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,057,848
|
$817.79
€758.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
MGA853,192
|
$555.68
€515.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA155,807
|
$166.64
€154.60
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA611,242
|
$475.95
€441.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,620,625
|
$8,833.69
€8,195.46
|
|
pay 97.4% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
$4.51
€4.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,431
|
$5.00
€4.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA183,373
|
$33.73
€31.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,468
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
pay 65.6% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA129,889
|
$79.56
€73.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA101,874
|
$37.08
€34.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA458,431
|
$86.90
€80.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA322,600
|
$107.10
€99.36
|
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