Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 22.1% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 35.1% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$167.58
|
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$147.87
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$20.07
|
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$13.92
|
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
|
pay 42.7% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$43.70
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$92.53
|
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$104.82
|
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$41.34
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$68.61
|
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$23.63
|
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$11.68
|
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$13.65
|
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$15.18
|
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$15.75
|
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$14.38
|
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$90.60
|
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$357.45
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$364,733.86
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$88.72
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 13.4% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$464.64
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$17,586.09
|
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$10,691.78
|
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$688.93
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 24.2% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$6,779.39
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$166,793.92
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$49.29
|
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$58.44
|
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$73.93
|
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,010.71
|
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$98.58
|
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,111.73
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$747.38
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$1,836.90
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$1,762.89
|
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
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