Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 64.2% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 81.4% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 57.9% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 24.0% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
|
pay 88.6% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
|
pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
pay 41.5% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
|
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