Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 0.6% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Manila, you would:
pay 36.8% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱264.48
|
$4.38
Ar19,501
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.58
|
$8.07
Ar35,923
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.27
|
$1.08
Ar4,790
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.45
|
$0.58
Ar2,600
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
Manila
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.37
|
$1.17
Ar5,217
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.52
|
$3.88
Ar17,277
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱384.13
|
$3.86
Ar17,192
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.27
|
$2.05
Ar9,114
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.27
|
$2.49
Ar11,096
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.53
|
$0.78
Ar3,453
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.99
|
$0.31
Ar1,397
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.86
|
$0.43
Ar1,920
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.28
|
$0.35
Ar1,552
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.73
|
$0.31
Ar1,397
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.43
|
$0.40
Ar1,769
|
|
pay 85.0% more for transportation
Manila
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱314.30
|
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱719.38
|
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,375,294.45
|
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱159.22
|
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
|
pay 15.1% less for housing
Manila
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,223.86
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,241.58
|
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,237.85
|
$193.01
Ar859,581
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,930.23
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
|
pay 68.5% less for childcare
Manila
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,417.80
|
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱740,543.16
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.52
|
$1.15
Ar5,132
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱180.33
|
$1.15
Ar5,132
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.69
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,783.14
|
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱359.69
|
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Manila
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,215.75
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,779.79
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,276.22
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,789.62
|
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
|
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