Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 68.4% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 86.8% more for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 66.3% more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
$6.82
F CFA4,112
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
$9.41
F CFA5,676
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
$2.39
F CFA1,440
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
$4.97
F CFA2,998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 88.8% more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
$6.06
F CFA3,657
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.64
F CFA12,449
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,432,291
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$28.89
F CFA17,428
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
$47.86
F CFA28,867
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
$925.69
F CFA558,380
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
$363.71
F CFA219,394
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$90.91
F CFA54,840
|
|
pay 30.8% more for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$251.78
F CFA151,874
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,464,614
|
|
pay 76.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
$2.48
F CFA1,494
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
$3.91
F CFA2,358
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
$1.32
F CFA797
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
$65.49
F CFA39,504
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
pay 23.4% more for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
$59.44
F CFA35,852
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
$35.77
F CFA21,578
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
$82.22
F CFA49,596
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
$75.12
F CFA45,313
|
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