Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 72.0% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kathmandu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.87
NPR249.77
|
$3.85
MGA17,005
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
NPR899.17
|
$4.53
MGA20,006
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NPR67.25
|
$1.23
MGA5,446
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
NPR24.07
|
$0.58
MGA2,551
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
|
Kathmandu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
NPR75.21
|
$1.24
MGA5,482
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
NPR597.18
|
$4.74
MGA20,935
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
NPR431.87
|
$3.78
MGA16,730
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NPR208.18
|
$2.18
MGA9,636
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
NPR191.09
|
$2.32
MGA10,241
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
NPR151.49
|
$0.81
MGA3,592
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.01
|
$0.29
MGA1,288
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
NPR75.80
|
$0.54
MGA2,382
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR43.49
|
$0.40
MGA1,777
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.23
|
$0.33
MGA1,437
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.51
|
$0.45
MGA1,974
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
|
Kathmandu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.97
NPR663.87
|
$4.82
MGA21,300
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.98
NPR1,198.90
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,681.15
NPR4,495,856.92
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.23
NPR1,498.62
|
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Kathmandu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
NPR1,431.37
|
$56.72
MGA250,745
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.38
NPR27,414.74
|
$463.90
MGA2,050,642
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$120.20
NPR16,045.21
|
$140.20
MGA619,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.53
NPR3,942.25
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Kathmandu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.91
NPR12,402.05
|
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,100.81
NPR413,905.00
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kathmandu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
NPR349.68
|
$1.02
MGA4,501
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR221.80
|
$1.17
MGA5,189
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
NPR399.63
|
$3.39
MGA15,005
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.50
NPR3,269.71
|
$45.26
MGA200,063
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.37
NPR449.59
|
$6.79
MGA30,009
|
|
pay 55.0% more for clothing
|
Kathmandu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.39
NPR3,388.54
|
$28.14
MGA124,378
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.76
NPR4,773.38
|
$30.17
MGA133,375
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.04
NPR6,945.98
|
$101.83
MGA450,141
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.52
NPR5,275.91
|
$90.52
MGA400,125
|
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