Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 19.1% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
$1.16
MGA5,413
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
$1.19
MGA5,568
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
$5.22
MGA24,346
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
$3.94
MGA18,401
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
$2.10
MGA9,777
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
$0.65
MGA3,031
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
$0.51
MGA2,387
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
|
pay 60.4% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
$4.58
MGA21,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
$52.31
MGA244,035
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
$53.69
MGA250,501
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
$1.07
MGA5,012
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
$1.12
MGA5,213
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
$40.29
MGA187,967
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 44.3% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
$19.71
MGA91,957
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
$24.89
MGA116,122
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
$90.25
MGA421,046
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
$78.79
MGA367,580
|
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