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
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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
ETB825.54
|
$3.22
MGA14,412
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB857.92
|
$4.30
MGA19,216
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB108.01
|
$1.16
MGA5,188
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB69.09
|
$0.60
MGA2,696
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB165.33
|
$1.19
MGA5,336
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB667.79
|
$5.22
MGA23,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB836.36
|
$3.94
MGA17,636
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB364.50
|
$1.80
MGA8,071
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB776.86
|
$2.10
MGA9,370
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB454.24
|
$0.65
MGA2,905
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB69.67
|
$0.27
MGA1,208
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB148.36
|
$0.51
MGA2,288
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB53.18
|
$0.33
MGA1,489
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB42.83
|
$0.35
MGA1,547
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB109.27
|
$0.42
MGA1,896
|
|
pay 60.4% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB671.41
|
$4.58
MGA20,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,375.90
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,439,760.55
|
$11,817.99
MGA52,842,808
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB504.27
|
$12.46
MGA55,725
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB23,550.89
|
$52.31
MGA233,881
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB88,759.58
|
$354.54
MGA1,585,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB58,165.28
|
$53.69
MGA240,078
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB17,176.55
|
$35.96
MGA160,804
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB11,209.94
|
$89.71
MGA401,125
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB6,042,512.70
|
$11,292.35
MGA50,492,463
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB137.59
|
$1.07
MGA4,804
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB158.19
|
$1.12
MGA4,996
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB550.36
|
$3.22
MGA14,412
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,465.00
|
$40.29
MGA180,146
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB921.86
|
$6.45
MGA28,823
|
|
pay 44.3% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,650.20
|
$19.71
MGA88,131
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB10,342.21
|
$24.89
MGA111,290
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,975.72
|
$90.25
MGA403,527
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB16,417.52
|
$78.79
MGA352,285
|
|
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