Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 78.5% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 71.1% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
$4.38
MGA19,356
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
$8.07
MGA35,656
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS428
|
$1.08
MGA4,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.58
MGA2,581
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
$1.17
MGA5,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,213
|
$3.88
MGA17,149
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,107
|
$3.86
MGA17,064
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,047
|
$2.05
MGA9,046
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,054
|
$2.49
MGA11,013
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS886
|
$0.78
MGA3,427
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS673
|
$0.43
MGA1,906
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS267
|
$0.35
MGA1,540
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS255
|
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS249
|
$0.40
MGA1,756
|
|
pay 29.3% more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$4.33
MGA19,153
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS19,984
|
$2.74
MGA12,119
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,854,105
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,217,866
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,139
|
$15.90
MGA70,293
|
|
pay 73.9% more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,271
|
$58.15
MGA257,061
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,564
|
$465.53
MGA2,057,848
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,390
|
$193.01
MGA853,192
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,170
|
$35.25
MGA155,807
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,545
|
$138.28
MGA611,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS593,818
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,620,625
|
|
pay 77.8% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS742
|
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS628
|
$5.30
MGA23,431
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS14,988
|
$41.48
MGA183,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$5.76
MGA25,468
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,897
|
$29.38
MGA129,889
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
$23.05
MGA101,874
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS11,991
|
$103.71
MGA458,431
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,494
|
$72.98
MGA322,600
|
|
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