Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 38.7% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 12.2% more for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
|
pay 62.7% more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
|
pay 80.0% more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
|
pay 33.1% more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
|
pay 2.0% less for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.91
|
|
pay 52.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
|
pay 32.3% more for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
|
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