Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 2.8 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
$20.24
NOK223.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
$11.78
NOK130.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
$3.45
NOK38.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
$2.55
NOK28.22
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
$3.14
NOK34.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
$5.91
NOK65.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
$7.79
NOK86.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
$4.26
NOK47.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
$6.46
NOK71.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
$1.40
NOK15.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
$0.94
NOK10.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
$1.28
NOK14.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
$2.18
NOK24.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
$0.92
NOK10.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
$0.99
NOK10.90
|
|
pay 94.5% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
$7.81
NOK86.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.89
NOK905.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$35,359.77
NOK391,194.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$20.47
NOK226.48
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
$43.36
NOK479.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,612.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,364.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$126.44
NOK1,398.88
|
|
pay 60.0% more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$306.02
NOK3,385.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$11,250.65
NOK124,468.93
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
$10.24
NOK113.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
$4.30
NOK47.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
$14.42
NOK159.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
$45.65
NOK505.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
$15.12
NOK167.29
|
|
pay 74.5% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
$85.18
NOK942.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
$44.69
NOK494.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
$99.86
NOK1,104.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
$134.93
NOK1,492.72
|
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