Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 71.8% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 19.7% more for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
MGA5,413
|
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 72.2% more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MGA5,568
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
MGA24,346
|
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
MGA18,401
|
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
MGA9,777
|
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MGA3,031
|
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MGA2,387
|
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
|
pay 93.6% more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
MGA21,346
|
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.31
MGA244,035
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
|
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$53.69
MGA250,501
|
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
|
pay 39.0% more for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
|
pay 52.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
MGA5,012
|
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
MGA5,213
|
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.29
MGA187,967
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 66.2% more for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.71
MGA91,957
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.89
MGA116,122
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
MGA421,046
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.79
MGA367,580
|
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
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