Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 10.7% cheaper than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 5.0% less for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 60.0% more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 1.0% more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
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