Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 32.3% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$4.38
MGA19,442
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$8.07
MGA35,813
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$1.08
MGA4,775
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$0.58
MGA2,592
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Antananarivo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$1.17
MGA5,201
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$3.88
MGA17,225
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$3.86
MGA17,140
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$2.05
MGA9,086
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$2.49
MGA11,062
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$0.78
MGA3,442
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.31
MGA1,392
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$0.43
MGA1,915
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$0.35
MGA1,547
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$0.31
MGA1,392
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.40
MGA1,764
|
|
pay 13.6% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$193.01
MGA856,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
|
pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$1.15
MGA5,116
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$1.15
MGA5,116
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
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