Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 21.9% more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 53.5% more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
$4.38
Ar19,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
CFA1,394
|
$8.07
Ar35,483
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CFA757
|
$1.08
Ar4,731
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
CFA894
|
$0.58
Ar2,568
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
Bissau
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$1.17
Ar5,153
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.88
Ar17,066
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
CFA3,903
|
$3.86
Ar16,982
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CFA1,959
|
$2.05
Ar9,003
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,793
|
$2.49
Ar10,960
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
CFA643
|
$0.78
Ar3,411
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.31
Ar1,380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.43
Ar1,897
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
CFA702
|
$0.35
Ar1,533
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CFA222
|
$0.31
Ar1,380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
CFA234
|
$0.40
Ar1,747
|
|
pay 58.4% more for transportation
Bissau
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CFA2,852
|
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
CFA4,382
|
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
Bissau
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
CFA273,866
|
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
CFA142,293
|
$193.01
Ar849,054
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
CFA27,880
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
pay 82.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CFA568
|
$1.15
Ar5,069
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$1.15
Ar5,069
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
CFA36,090
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
CFA51,557
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
CFA67,024
|
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
|
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