Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 19.1% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 4.7% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
$3.85
MGA17,005
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
$4.53
MGA20,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
$1.23
MGA5,446
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
$0.58
MGA2,551
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Windhoek
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
$1.24
MGA5,482
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
$4.74
MGA20,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
$3.78
MGA16,730
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
$2.18
MGA9,636
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
$2.32
MGA10,241
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
$0.81
MGA3,592
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
$0.29
MGA1,288
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
$0.54
MGA2,382
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
$0.40
MGA1,777
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
$0.33
MGA1,437
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.45
MGA1,974
|
|
pay 38.7% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
$4.82
MGA21,300
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 12.9% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
$56.72
MGA250,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
$463.90
MGA2,050,642
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
$140.20
MGA619,756
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 65.8% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
$1.02
MGA4,501
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
$1.17
MGA5,189
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
$3.39
MGA15,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
$45.26
MGA200,063
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
$6.79
MGA30,009
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
$28.14
MGA124,378
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
$30.17
MGA133,375
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
$101.83
MGA450,141
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
$90.52
MGA400,125
|
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