Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 69.4% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 23.1% less for restaurants
N'djamena
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$3.85
MGA17,005
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$4.53
MGA20,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$1.23
MGA5,446
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$0.58
MGA2,551
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
N'djamena
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$1.24
MGA5,482
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$4.74
MGA20,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$3.78
MGA16,730
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$2.18
MGA9,636
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$2.32
MGA10,241
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$0.81
MGA3,592
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$0.29
MGA1,288
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$0.54
MGA2,382
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.40
MGA1,777
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$0.33
MGA1,437
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$0.45
MGA1,974
|
|
pay 85.1% more for transportation
N'djamena
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$4.82
MGA21,300
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
N'djamena
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$56.72
MGA250,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$463.90
MGA2,050,642
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$140.20
MGA619,756
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
N'djamena
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
N'djamena
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$1.02
MGA4,501
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$1.17
MGA5,189
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$3.39
MGA15,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$45.26
MGA200,063
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
$6.79
MGA30,009
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
N'djamena
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$28.14
MGA124,378
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$30.17
MGA133,375
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$101.83
MGA450,141
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$90.52
MGA400,125
|
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