Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 59.8% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$41.60
|
$4.38
Ar19,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
$8.07
Ar35,483
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.21
|
$1.08
Ar4,731
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.32
|
$0.58
Ar2,568
|
|
pay 56.4% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
$1.17
Ar5,153
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$10.01
|
$3.88
Ar17,066
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$10.10
|
$3.86
Ar16,982
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
$2.05
Ar9,003
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.65
|
$2.49
Ar10,960
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.29
|
$0.78
Ar3,411
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.76
|
$0.31
Ar1,380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.49
|
$0.43
Ar1,897
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.85
|
$0.35
Ar1,533
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.82
|
$0.31
Ar1,380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.50
|
$0.40
Ar1,747
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.50
|
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$155.99
|
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.83
|
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
Canberra
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
$193.01
Ar849,054
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
|
pay 83.4% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
|
pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.48
|
$1.15
Ar5,069
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.83
|
$1.15
Ar5,069
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$100.84
|
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.80
|
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
|
pay 55.0% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$285.52
|
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
|
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