Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 28.3% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Doha, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
Doha
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR29.90
|
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR27.90
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.25
|
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.29
|
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Doha
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.63
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.56
|
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.06
|
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.72
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.66
|
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.02
|
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.68
|
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.86
|
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
Doha
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR119.59
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR79,724.69
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR71.75
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 63.4% less for housing
Doha
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR322.85
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,154.32
|
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,853.88
|
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR277.23
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 37.7% less for childcare
Doha
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,783.90
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,360.63
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 65.8% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR20.96
|
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR23.92
|
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR451.97
|
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Doha
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR217.77
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR168.18
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR324.23
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR348.37
|
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
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