Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 3.9% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 69.8% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.98
|
$4.38
Ar19,501
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
$8.07
Ar35,923
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.69
|
$1.08
Ar4,790
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.09
|
$0.58
Ar2,600
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
$1.17
Ar5,217
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿295.57
|
$3.88
Ar17,277
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿238.81
|
$3.86
Ar17,192
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
$2.05
Ar9,114
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.60
|
$2.49
Ar11,096
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.55
|
$0.78
Ar3,453
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.64
|
$0.31
Ar1,397
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.28
|
$0.43
Ar1,920
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.82
|
$0.35
Ar1,552
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.83
|
$0.31
Ar1,397
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿17.00
|
$0.40
Ar1,769
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.96
|
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿899.32
|
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿358.06
|
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
|
pay 66.1% more for housing
Thailand
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
$193.01
Ar859,581
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
|
pay 61.5% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿70.21
|
$1.15
Ar5,132
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.91
|
$1.15
Ar5,132
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿208.30
|
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
|
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