Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 98.5% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
MGA5,453
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MGA2,833
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MGA5,608
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
MGA24,522
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
MGA18,534
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
MGA9,847
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MGA3,053
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
MGA1,269
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MGA2,405
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,565
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,626
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MGA1,992
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 44.2% more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
MGA21,501
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.31
MGA245,802
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.54
MGA1,666,085
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$53.69
MGA252,315
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 76.1% more for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 69.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
MGA5,049
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
MGA5,251
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.29
MGA189,328
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.71
MGA92,623
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.89
MGA116,963
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
MGA424,094
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.79
MGA370,241
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
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