Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 40.9% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 56.6% more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.29
NGN5,089.97
|
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN8,621.28
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NGN768.06
|
$1.16
MGA5,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
NGN427.22
|
$0.60
MGA2,833
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Abuja
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
NGN2,062.04
|
$1.19
MGA5,608
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
NGN1,931.51
|
$5.22
MGA24,522
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.91
NGN16,852.02
|
$3.94
MGA18,534
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NGN2,412.47
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
NGN2,909.70
|
$2.10
MGA9,847
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
NGN2,323.28
|
$0.65
MGA3,053
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
NGN1,159.04
|
$0.27
MGA1,269
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,259.58
|
$0.51
MGA2,405
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,144.81
|
$0.33
MGA1,565
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
NGN1,025.13
|
$0.35
MGA1,626
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN983.41
|
$0.42
MGA1,992
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
NGN4,508.36
|
$4.58
MGA21,501
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.29
NGN14,348.02
|
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
Abuja
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.56
NGN64,219.94
|
$52.31
MGA245,802
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,461.96
NGN3,804,247.57
|
$354.54
MGA1,666,085
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.05
NGN1,789,433.75
|
$53.69
MGA252,315
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.44
NGN36,218.47
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Abuja
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.90
NGN206,910.71
|
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,965.88
NGN3,037,692.10
|
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
NGN1,847.50
|
$1.07
MGA5,049
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
NGN2,540.49
|
$1.12
MGA5,251
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
NGN3,090.42
|
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.84
NGN69,281.07
|
$40.29
MGA189,328
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
NGN12,907.10
|
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Abuja
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.79
NGN46,029.23
|
$19.71
MGA92,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.76
NGN44,446.26
|
$24.89
MGA116,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.91
NGN106,476.89
|
$90.25
MGA424,094
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.63
NGN132,315.62
|
$78.79
MGA370,241
|
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