Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 13.5% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 8.3% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.33
|
$4.38
Ar19,262
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
$8.07
Ar35,483
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$1.08
Ar4,731
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$0.58
Ar2,568
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Minsk
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.17
Ar5,153
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
$3.88
Ar17,066
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$3.86
Ar16,982
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
$2.05
Ar9,003
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$2.49
Ar10,960
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.78
Ar3,411
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.31
Ar1,380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.43
Ar1,897
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$0.35
Ar1,533
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.31
Ar1,380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.40
Ar1,747
|
|
pay 75.6% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.09
|
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.66
|
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,222.69
|
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.35
|
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
|
pay 73.3% more for housing
Minsk
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.37
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,319.02
|
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.82
|
$193.01
Ar849,054
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.90
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
|
pay 58.4% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,516.77
|
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,599.91
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
|
pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$1.15
Ar5,069
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
$1.15
Ar5,069
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.00
|
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
|
pay 37.6% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.73
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.19
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.32
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.82
|
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
|
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