Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 46.9% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€17.92
|
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.29
€9.46
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
€2.41
|
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.82
|
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
|
pay 42.6% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.34
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.17
|
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.64
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.31
|
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.67
|
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.05
|
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,450.20
€23,392.55
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.24
€26.88
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
Valletta
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
€35.46
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,095.02
€1,006.49
|
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$900.23
€827.45
|
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.57
€103.47
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 32.0% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$667.12
€613.18
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,288.38
€9,456.56
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
€2.47
|
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.22
€74.66
|
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
|
pay 54.9% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$127.25
€116.96
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.27
€57.24
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$157.03
€144.34
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.35
€184.15
|
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
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