Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 14.2% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$4.38
MGA19,442
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
$8.07
MGA35,813
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA681
|
$1.08
MGA4,775
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA766
|
$0.58
MGA2,592
|
|
pay 57.2% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
$1.17
MGA5,201
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.88
MGA17,225
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
$3.86
MGA17,140
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$2.05
MGA9,086
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
$2.49
MGA11,062
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
$0.78
MGA3,442
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$0.31
MGA1,392
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.43
MGA1,915
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$0.35
MGA1,547
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
$0.31
MGA1,392
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.40
MGA1,764
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
|
pay 29.1% more for housing
Malabo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
$193.01
MGA856,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
|
pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA510
|
$1.15
MGA5,116
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
$1.15
MGA5,116
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
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