Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 4.5% cheaper than Havana.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Havana, you would:
pay 43.1% less for restaurants
Havana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
CUC9.00
|
$4.38
MGA19,356
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
CUC7.00
|
$8.07
MGA35,656
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CUC2.78
|
$1.08
MGA4,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
$0.58
MGA2,581
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Havana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
CUC1.15
|
$1.17
MGA5,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
CUC2.43
|
$3.88
MGA17,149
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
CUC13.01
|
$3.86
MGA17,064
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
CUC2.11
|
$2.05
MGA9,046
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
$2.49
MGA11,013
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.54
CUC2.54
|
$0.78
MGA3,427
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
CUC0.54
|
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
CUC0.55
|
$0.43
MGA1,906
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
$0.35
MGA1,540
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
CUC0.83
|
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$0.40
MGA1,756
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Havana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
$4.33
MGA19,153
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$2.74
MGA12,119
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,217,866
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
$15.90
MGA70,293
|
|
pay 21.2% less for housing
Havana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
$58.15
MGA257,061
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
$465.53
MGA2,057,848
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
$193.01
MGA853,192
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
$35.25
MGA155,807
|
|
pay 8.6% less for childcare
Havana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
$138.28
MGA611,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,620,625
|
|
pay 92.6% more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
$5.30
MGA23,431
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
$41.48
MGA183,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
$5.76
MGA25,468
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Havana
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.50
CUC55.50
|
$29.38
MGA129,889
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.33
CUC44.33
|
$23.05
MGA101,874
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.17
CUC79.17
|
$103.71
MGA458,431
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.00
CUC78.00
|
$72.98
MGA322,600
|
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