Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 2.2 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
EGP155.84
|
$4.38
MGA19,442
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
EGP202.59
|
$8.07
MGA35,813
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.17
|
$1.08
MGA4,775
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
$0.58
MGA2,592
|
|
pay 88.8% more for groceries
Cairo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
EGP28.03
|
$1.17
MGA5,201
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
EGP83.09
|
$3.88
MGA17,225
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
EGP164.68
|
$3.86
MGA17,140
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
EGP70.09
|
$2.05
MGA9,086
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
EGP115.43
|
$2.49
MGA11,062
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
EGP25.14
|
$0.78
MGA3,442
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
EGP11.35
|
$0.31
MGA1,392
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.57
|
$0.43
MGA1,915
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.50
|
$0.35
MGA1,547
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
$0.31
MGA1,392
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
$0.40
MGA1,764
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
EGP59.28
|
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
EGP545.45
|
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
EGP1,274,006.11
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
EGP65.45
|
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
EGP690.85
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
EGP8,286.88
|
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
EGP4,825.66
|
$193.01
MGA856,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
EGP898.50
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
|
pay 32.8% more for childcare
Cairo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
EGP5,431.83
|
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
EGP117,859.12
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
|
pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP77.92
|
$1.15
MGA5,116
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
EGP82.10
|
$1.15
MGA5,116
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
EGP85.71
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
EGP953.66
|
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
EGP187.01
|
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
EGP1,838.33
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
EGP1,731.60
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
EGP4,222.29
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
EGP2,043.41
|
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
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