Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 37.2% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Athens, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$4.38
Ar19,628
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$8.07
Ar36,156
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$1.08
Ar4,821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.58
Ar2,617
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Athens
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
$1.17
Ar5,251
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.03
|
$3.88
Ar17,389
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.50
|
$3.86
Ar17,304
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
$2.05
Ar9,173
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.09
|
$2.49
Ar11,168
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.78
Ar3,475
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.31
Ar1,406
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.43
Ar1,933
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.35
Ar1,562
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.31
Ar1,406
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.40
Ar1,781
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Athens
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.38
|
$4.33
Ar19,422
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.38
|
$2.74
Ar12,289
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,288.38
|
$14,979.86
Ar67,147,201
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.53
|
$15.90
Ar71,279
|
|
pay 22.5% less for housing
Athens
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.27
|
$58.15
Ar260,669
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€509.79
|
$465.53
Ar2,086,728
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€480.57
|
$193.01
Ar865,166
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€186.29
|
$35.25
Ar157,993
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Athens
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€449.54
|
$138.28
Ar619,820
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,256.29
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,839,853
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.30
|
$1.15
Ar5,165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.39
|
$1.15
Ar5,165
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
$5.30
Ar23,760
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.18
|
$41.48
Ar185,946
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.10
|
$5.76
Ar25,826
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Athens
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.13
|
$29.38
Ar131,712
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.03
|
$23.05
Ar103,303
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€82.89
|
$103.71
Ar464,865
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€102.53
|
$72.98
Ar327,127
|
|
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