Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 14.7% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 28.2% less for restaurants
|
Maputo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
|
pay 10.1% less for groceries
|
Maputo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
|
Maputo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
|
Maputo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 32.1% more for childcare
|
Maputo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maputo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
|
Maputo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
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