Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 56.9% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$3.85
MGA17,005
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,536
|
$4.53
MGA20,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$1.23
MGA5,446
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$0.58
MGA2,551
|
|
pay 49.8% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,758
|
$1.24
MGA5,482
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,884
|
$4.74
MGA20,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,459
|
$3.78
MGA16,730
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,210
|
$2.18
MGA9,636
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,507
|
$2.32
MGA10,241
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA456
|
$0.81
MGA3,592
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA456
|
$0.29
MGA1,288
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$0.54
MGA2,382
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$0.40
MGA1,777
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,139
|
$0.33
MGA1,437
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,595
|
$0.45
MGA1,974
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,705
|
$4.82
MGA21,300
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 85.5% less for housing
Bangui
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$56.72
MGA250,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,215,580
|
$463.90
MGA2,050,642
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,467,173
|
$140.20
MGA619,756
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,758
|
$1.02
MGA4,501
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$1.17
MGA5,189
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$3.39
MGA15,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$45.26
MGA200,063
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.79
MGA30,009
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Antananarivo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.14
MGA124,378
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.17
MGA133,375
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.83
MGA450,141
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.52
MGA400,125
|
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