Cost of living comparison
Harare is 62.7% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Harare instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 39.2% more for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
MGA5,453
|
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MGA2,833
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
pay 75.4% more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MGA5,608
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
MGA24,522
|
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
MGA18,534
|
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
MGA9,847
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MGA3,053
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
MGA1,269
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MGA2,405
|
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,565
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,626
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MGA1,992
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
pay 71.1% more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
MGA21,501
|
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.31
MGA245,802
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.54
MGA1,666,085
|
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$53.69
MGA252,315
|
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
pay 79.2% more for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
MGA5,049
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
MGA5,251
|
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.29
MGA189,328
|
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.71
MGA92,623
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.89
MGA116,963
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
MGA424,094
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.79
MGA370,241
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
|
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