Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 16.4% more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 23.0% more for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$4.38
MGA19,356
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$8.07
MGA35,656
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$1.08
MGA4,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.58
MGA2,581
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
P'yongyang
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$1.17
MGA5,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$3.88
MGA17,149
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$3.86
MGA17,064
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$2.05
MGA9,046
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$2.49
MGA11,013
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.78
MGA3,427
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.43
MGA1,906
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.35
MGA1,540
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.40
MGA1,756
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
P'yongyang
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$4.33
MGA19,153
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$2.74
MGA12,119
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,217,866
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$15.90
MGA70,293
|
|
pay 15.1% more for housing
P'yongyang
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$58.15
MGA257,061
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$465.53
MGA2,057,848
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$193.01
MGA853,192
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.25
MGA155,807
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$138.28
MGA611,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,533.71
MGA15,620,625
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$5.30
MGA23,431
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.48
MGA183,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$5.76
MGA25,468
|
|
pay 61.9% more for clothing
P'yongyang
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$29.38
MGA129,889
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.05
MGA101,874
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$103.71
MGA458,431
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$72.98
MGA322,600
|
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