Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 53.4% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
|
Brussels
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$4.38
MGA19,463
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$8.07
MGA35,853
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$1.08
MGA4,780
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$0.58
MGA2,595
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
|
Brussels
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$1.17
MGA5,207
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.05
|
$3.88
MGA17,244
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$3.86
MGA17,159
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$2.05
MGA9,096
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.63
|
$2.49
MGA11,074
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.78
MGA3,446
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.31
MGA1,394
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.43
MGA1,917
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.35
MGA1,549
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.31
MGA1,394
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.40
MGA1,766
|
|
pay 53.6% less for transportation
|
Brussels
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.20
|
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.32
|
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.26
|
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
|
Brussels
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.14
|
$193.01
MGA857,918
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
|
pay 85.5% less for childcare
|
Brussels
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€882.58
|
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brussels
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.15
MGA5,122
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.47
|
$1.15
MGA5,122
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.92
|
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
|
Brussels
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.34
|
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
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