Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 15.1% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 71.3% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱191.50
|
$4.38
MGA19,442
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱174.89
|
$8.07
MGA35,813
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.78
|
$1.08
MGA4,775
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.62
|
$0.58
MGA2,592
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.98
|
$1.17
MGA5,201
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱185.77
|
$3.88
MGA17,225
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱385.73
|
$3.86
MGA17,140
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱103.88
|
$2.05
MGA9,086
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱109.13
|
$2.49
MGA11,062
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱66.50
|
$0.78
MGA3,442
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.64
|
$0.31
MGA1,392
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱60.59
|
$0.43
MGA1,915
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.15
|
$0.35
MGA1,547
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.04
|
$0.31
MGA1,392
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.42
|
$0.40
MGA1,764
|
|
pay 45.6% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱280.62
|
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱690.25
|
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,436,480.65
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱220.17
|
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
|
pay 17.9% more for housing
Philippines
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,192.67
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,454.11
|
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,837.88
|
$193.01
MGA856,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,274.75
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
|
pay 30.1% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,743.27
|
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱342,666.36
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
|
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.20
|
$1.15
MGA5,116
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱134.43
|
$1.15
MGA5,116
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱139.78
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,158.58
|
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱289.61
|
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,156.31
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,309.42
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,849.02
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,443.81
|
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
|
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