Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 99.0% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
$10.74
CRC5,499.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
$9.76
CRC4,999.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
$2.01
CRC1,031.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
$1.50
CRC768.17
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
$4.50
CRC2,305.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
$7.34
CRC3,760.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
$4.56
CRC2,335.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
$0.63
CRC323.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
$1.30
CRC667.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
$1.28
CRC656.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
$1.23
CRC629.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
$1.08
CRC552.66
|
|
pay 50.6% more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
$5.59
CRC2,864.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.19
CRC19,561.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,197,075.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$13.67
CRC7,000.69
|
|
pay 80.3% more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
$47.58
CRC24,370.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
$701.17
CRC359,104.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
$443.75
CRC227,268.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$54.88
CRC28,106.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$463.64
CRC237,457.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,490,168.12
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
$3.56
CRC1,825.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
$4.59
CRC2,349.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
$58.91
CRC30,169.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
$7.81
CRC3,999.28
|
|
pay 81.9% more for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
$83.78
CRC42,906.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
$52.26
CRC26,763.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
$126.81
CRC64,944.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
$119.58
CRC61,241.57
|
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