Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 26.7% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 36.2% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$4.38
MGA19,463
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$8.07
MGA35,853
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$1.08
MGA4,780
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$0.58
MGA2,595
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$1.17
MGA5,207
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$3.88
MGA17,244
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$3.86
MGA17,159
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$2.05
MGA9,096
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$2.49
MGA11,074
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$0.78
MGA3,446
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$0.31
MGA1,394
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.43
MGA1,917
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.35
MGA1,549
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.31
MGA1,394
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.40
MGA1,766
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
$193.01
MGA857,918
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$1.15
MGA5,122
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$1.15
MGA5,122
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
|
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