Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 44.0% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 9.2% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$3.85
MGA17,005
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$4.53
MGA20,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA884
|
$1.23
MGA5,446
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA289
|
$0.58
MGA2,551
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
$1.24
MGA5,482
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
$4.74
MGA20,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
$3.78
MGA16,730
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$2.18
MGA9,636
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$2.32
MGA10,241
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
$0.81
MGA3,592
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA479
|
$0.29
MGA1,288
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.54
MGA2,382
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA279
|
$0.40
MGA1,777
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA425
|
$0.33
MGA1,437
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA382
|
$0.45
MGA1,974
|
|
pay 50.1% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
$4.82
MGA21,300
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 60.2% more for housing
Yaounde
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
$56.72
MGA250,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
$463.90
MGA2,050,642
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
$140.20
MGA619,756
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$1.02
MGA4,501
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA854
|
$1.17
MGA5,189
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$3.39
MGA15,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
$45.26
MGA200,063
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$6.79
MGA30,009
|
|
pay 51.8% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
$28.14
MGA124,378
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
$30.17
MGA133,375
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$101.83
MGA450,141
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$90.52
MGA400,125
|
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