Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 5.6% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR147.69
|
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR78.77
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.48
|
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.64
|
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
Pretoria
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.90
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR64.59
|
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR81.22
|
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR41.18
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.56
|
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.24
|
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.83
|
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.99
|
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.46
|
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.40
|
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.07
|
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR87.49
|
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,132.32
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR336,103.12
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR203.33
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR732.33
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,384.72
|
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,330.59
|
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,441.76
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 92.5% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,870.35
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR66,844.00
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR40.37
|
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR33.07
|
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR590.21
|
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR125.54
|
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR858.83
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR617.29
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,543.49
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,706.62
|
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
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