Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 8.6% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB854.76
|
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB747.92
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB97.80
|
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB63.94
|
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB130.50
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB546.80
|
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB681.79
|
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB308.94
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB739.70
|
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB353.67
|
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB58.52
|
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB131.37
|
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.21
|
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB34.20
|
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB91.22
|
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
|
pay 51.0% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB557.35
|
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,199.49
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB3,058,690.55
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB465.23
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 55.7% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB18,287.33
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB74,534.25
|
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB42,636.29
|
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB14,974.18
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 4.9% less for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB9,984.66
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,267,744.84
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB119.95
|
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB132.64
|
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB479.79
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB9,688.58
|
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB599.74
|
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB4,811.27
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB6,877.56
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB11,088.59
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB11,794.95
|
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
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