Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 50.4% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of United States, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
United States
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$4.38
Ar19,501
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$8.07
Ar35,923
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.08
Ar4,790
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.58
Ar2,600
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
United States
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.17
Ar5,217
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$3.88
Ar17,277
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$3.86
Ar17,192
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.05
Ar9,114
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.49
Ar11,096
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.78
Ar3,453
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.31
Ar1,397
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.43
Ar1,920
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.35
Ar1,552
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.31
Ar1,397
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.40
Ar1,769
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
United States
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
|
pay 61.7% less for housing
United States
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$193.01
Ar859,581
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
United States
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
|
pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.15
Ar5,132
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.15
Ar5,132
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
United States
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
|
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