Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 29.8% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 80.1% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,745
|
$4.38
MGA19,463
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
$8.07
MGA35,853
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$1.08
MGA4,780
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$0.58
MGA2,595
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$1.17
MGA5,207
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,439
|
$3.88
MGA17,244
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,373
|
$3.86
MGA17,159
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$2.05
MGA9,096
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,153
|
$2.49
MGA11,074
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,423
|
$0.78
MGA3,446
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,190
|
$0.31
MGA1,394
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,697
|
$0.43
MGA1,917
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,527
|
$0.35
MGA1,549
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,052
|
$0.31
MGA1,394
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$0.40
MGA1,766
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,671
|
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,681
|
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,416
|
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
$193.01
MGA857,918
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
|
pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$1.15
MGA5,122
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,187
|
$1.15
MGA5,122
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,702
|
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,816
|
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
|
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