Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 27.2% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Riga, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Antananarivo
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€11.05
|
$3.85
MGA17,005
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
$4.53
MGA20,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$1.23
MGA5,446
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.58
MGA2,551
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Riga
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$1.24
MGA5,482
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.07
|
$4.74
MGA20,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$3.78
MGA16,730
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$2.18
MGA9,636
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.93
|
$2.32
MGA10,241
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.81
MGA3,592
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.29
MGA1,288
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$0.54
MGA2,382
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.40
MGA1,777
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.33
MGA1,437
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.45
MGA1,974
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Riga
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.37
|
$4.82
MGA21,300
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.55
|
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 20.9% more for housing
Riga
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
$56.72
MGA250,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€500.92
|
$463.90
MGA2,050,642
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€337.59
|
$140.20
MGA619,756
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 41.4% less for childcare
Riga
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€457.56
|
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$1.02
MGA4,501
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$1.17
MGA5,189
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
$3.39
MGA15,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.49
|
$45.26
MGA200,063
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$6.79
MGA30,009
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
Riga
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
$28.14
MGA124,378
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
$30.17
MGA133,375
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
$101.83
MGA450,141
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€114.35
|
$90.52
MGA400,125
|
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