Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 4.2 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
Ar19,628
|
$13.79
NZ$23.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
Ar36,156
|
$9.40
NZ$15.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Ar4,821
|
$2.59
NZ$4.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
Ar2,617
|
$2.33
NZ$3.88
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
Ar5,251
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
Ar17,389
|
$5.07
NZ$8.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
Ar17,304
|
$7.36
NZ$12.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
Ar9,173
|
$4.65
NZ$7.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
Ar11,168
|
$4.79
NZ$7.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
Ar3,475
|
$1.41
NZ$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,406
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
Ar1,933
|
$1.42
NZ$2.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,562
|
$2.62
NZ$4.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,406
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,781
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,422
|
$6.96
NZ$11.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,289
|
$95.46
NZ$159.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar67,147,201
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,513.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar71,279
|
$16.89
NZ$28.17
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar260,669
|
$57.53
NZ$95.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,086,728
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,652.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
Ar865,166
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,334.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar157,993
|
$133.18
NZ$222.12
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar619,820
|
$833.64
NZ$1,390.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,839,853
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,077.14
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
Ar5,165
|
$6.89
NZ$11.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
Ar5,165
|
$3.40
NZ$5.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,760
|
$23.82
NZ$39.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar185,946
|
$41.36
NZ$68.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,826
|
$12.54
NZ$20.91
|
|
pay 87.4% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar131,712
|
$78.58
NZ$131.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar103,303
|
$47.12
NZ$78.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar464,865
|
$107.54
NZ$179.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar327,127
|
$127.08
NZ$211.93
|
|
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