Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 11.0% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 10.4% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.73
|
$4.38
Ar19,501
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$112.19
|
$8.07
Ar35,923
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.70
|
$1.08
Ar4,790
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
$0.58
Ar2,600
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$34.08
|
$1.17
Ar5,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.72
|
$3.88
Ar17,277
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$83.27
|
$3.86
Ar17,192
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.75
|
$2.05
Ar9,114
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.46
|
$2.49
Ar11,096
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.70
|
$0.78
Ar3,453
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.49
|
$0.31
Ar1,397
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.22
|
$0.43
Ar1,920
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.03
|
$0.35
Ar1,552
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.67
|
$0.31
Ar1,397
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.01
|
$0.40
Ar1,769
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.63
|
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$354.93
|
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$320,448.36
|
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.92
|
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$521.58
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,240.09
|
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,966.60
|
$193.01
Ar859,581
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$795.90
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
|
pay 20.9% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,508.72
|
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,996.86
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
|
pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.63
|
$1.15
Ar5,132
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.50
|
$1.15
Ar5,132
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.38
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$591.63
|
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.92
|
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$768.44
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$597.14
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,406.91
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,209.04
|
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
|
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