Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 19.1% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4% less in Antananarivo
- Groceries
-
pay 32.0% less in Antananarivo
- Transportation
-
pay 60.4% more in Antananarivo
- Housing
-
pay 68.2% less in Antananarivo
- Childcare
-
pay 32.1% less in Antananarivo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.8% less in Antananarivo
- Clothing
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pay 44.3% less in Antananarivo
Expenses including housing, clothing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Antananarivo.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB804.45
|
$3.22
MGA14,538
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB836.00
|
$4.30
MGA19,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB105.25
|
$1.16
MGA5,234
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB67.33
|
$0.60
MGA2,719
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB161.10
|
$1.19
MGA5,383
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB650.73
|
$5.22
MGA23,537
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB814.99
|
$3.94
MGA17,790
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB355.19
|
$1.80
MGA8,141
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB757.01
|
$2.10
MGA9,452
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB442.63
|
$0.65
MGA2,931
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB67.89
|
$0.27
MGA1,218
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB144.57
|
$0.51
MGA2,308
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB51.83
|
$0.33
MGA1,502
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB41.73
|
$0.35
MGA1,561
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB106.48
|
$0.42
MGA1,912
|
|
pay 60.4% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB654.25
|
$4.58
MGA20,637
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,340.75
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,351,875.00
|
$11,817.99
MGA53,304,429
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB491.38
|
$12.46
MGA56,212
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,949.17
|
$52.31
MGA235,924
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB86,491.78
|
$354.54
MGA1,599,133
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB56,679.17
|
$53.69
MGA242,176
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,737.69
|
$35.96
MGA162,209
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,923.53
|
$89.71
MGA404,629
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,888,127.08
|
$11,292.35
MGA50,933,552
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB134.07
|
$1.07
MGA4,846
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB154.15
|
$1.12
MGA5,040
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB536.30
|
$3.22
MGA14,538
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,146.52
|
$40.29
MGA181,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB898.30
|
$6.45
MGA29,075
|
|
pay 44.3% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,480.29
|
$19.71
MGA88,901
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB10,077.97
|
$24.89
MGA112,262
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,593.09
|
$90.25
MGA407,052
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,998.06
|
$78.79
MGA355,363
|
|
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