Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 31.9% cheaper than Saipan.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
Saipan
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
|
$4.38
MGA19,442
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.07
MGA35,813
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.08
MGA4,775
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$0.58
MGA2,592
|
|
pay 45.7% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$1.17
MGA5,201
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$3.88
MGA17,225
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
|
$3.86
MGA17,140
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$2.05
MGA9,086
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$2.49
MGA11,062
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
MGA3,442
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.31
MGA1,392
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.43
MGA1,915
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.35
MGA1,547
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$0.31
MGA1,392
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.40
MGA1,764
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
Saipan
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
|
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.46
|
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
Saipan
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.25
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
|
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.00
|
$193.01
MGA856,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.63
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
|
pay 25.7% less for childcare
Saipan
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.50
|
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,674.00
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
|
pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$1.15
MGA5,116
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$1.15
MGA5,116
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.75
|
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
Saipan
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.75
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
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