Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 38.9% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
$4.38
MGA19,442
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
LBP591,701
|
$8.07
MGA35,813
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
LBP287,339
|
$1.08
MGA4,775
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
LBP90,259
|
$0.58
MGA2,592
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
Beirut
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
LBP105,547
|
$1.17
MGA5,201
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
LBP656,645
|
$3.88
MGA17,225
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
LBP2,302,072
|
$3.86
MGA17,140
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
LBP188,355
|
$2.05
MGA9,086
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
LBP241,766
|
$2.49
MGA11,062
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
LBP112,007
|
$0.78
MGA3,442
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
LBP101,840
|
$0.31
MGA1,392
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
LBP42,771
|
$0.43
MGA1,915
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,773
|
$0.35
MGA1,547
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
LBP51,432
|
$0.31
MGA1,392
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LBP43,592
|
$0.40
MGA1,764
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
LBP419,507
|
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
LBP1,964,893,399
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
LBP1,232,524
|
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
|
pay 45.7% less for housing
Beirut
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
LBP5,638,814
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
LBP69,855,788
|
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
LBP35,944,732
|
$193.01
MGA856,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
LBP17,764,345
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
|
pay 47.4% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
LBP34,236,779
|
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
LBP456,872,066
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
|
pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LBP223,283
|
$1.15
MGA5,116
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
LBP233,932
|
$1.15
MGA5,116
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
LBP498,520
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
LBP4,111,099
|
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
|
pay 45.6% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
LBP7,398,121
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
LBP5,358,800
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
LBP10,326,855
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
LBP12,057,300
|
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
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