Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.9 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
$14.38
FCFA8,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
$7.87
FCFA4,748
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
$2.30
FCFA1,388
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
$1.49
FCFA900
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
?? |
pay 10.9% less for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
$4.29
FCFA2,590
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
?? | |
pay 7.7 times more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
$559.96
FCFA337,773
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
$360.53
FCFA217,473
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$621.28
FCFA374,762
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$49.10
FCFA29,618
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,308,218
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
$4.85
FCFA2,927
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
$4.14
FCFA2,496
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
?? | |
pay 40.6% more for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
$57.50
FCFA34,684
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
$60.00
FCFA36,192
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
$100.00
FCFA60,321
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
$55.00
FCFA33,176
|
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