Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 9.1% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN19.91
|
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Sofia
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN8.99
|
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.81
|
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Sofia
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.45
|
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN49.79
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN49,787.43
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.85
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 46.7% more for housing
Sofia
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.38
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN983.30
|
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN732.79
|
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN187.65
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 9.1% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN914.22
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,804.03
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN64.79
|
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN130.09
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN58.03
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN179.53
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN169.23
|
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
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