Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 4.5% cheaper than Ankara.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 23.3% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
$1.16
MGA5,453
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
$0.60
MGA2,833
|
|
pay 9.6% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
$1.19
MGA5,608
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
$5.22
MGA24,522
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
$3.94
MGA18,534
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
$2.10
MGA9,847
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
$0.65
MGA3,053
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
$0.27
MGA1,269
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
$0.51
MGA2,405
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
$0.33
MGA1,565
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
$0.35
MGA1,626
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
$0.42
MGA1,992
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
$4.58
MGA21,501
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
|
pay 49.0% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
$52.31
MGA245,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
$354.54
MGA1,666,085
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
$53.69
MGA252,315
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
|
pay 36.7% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
$1.07
MGA5,049
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
$1.12
MGA5,251
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
$40.29
MGA189,328
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
|
pay 34.9% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
$19.71
MGA92,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
$24.89
MGA116,963
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
$90.25
MGA424,094
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
$78.79
MGA370,241
|
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