Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 17.1% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 18.3% more for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 62.6% more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 44.2% more for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
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