Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 5.9% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 31.9% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,527.41
|
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,313.47
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,181.91
|
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS861.63
|
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,791.43
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,108.80
|
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,610.90
|
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,843.47
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,826.90
|
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS731.54
|
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS713.98
|
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS505.26
|
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS666.65
|
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS345.07
|
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS354.45
|
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
|
pay 20.3% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,056.88
|
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS7,970.20
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS17,711,563.20
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,783.53
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 26.6% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS17,867.49
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS435,483.06
|
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS315,487.22
|
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,149.03
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 44.7% more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS194,716.50
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,627,313.57
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,328.37
|
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,018.26
|
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,771.16
|
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS18,999.12
|
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,780.34
|
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
|
pay 36.3% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS72,268.49
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS58,262.90
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS102,909.04
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS92,198.75
|
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
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