Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 18.6% cheaper than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 17.4% less for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
$5.63
LYD27.600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
$4.10
LYD20.070
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
MGA5,413
|
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MGA5,568
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
MGA24,346
|
$2.57
LYD12.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
MGA18,401
|
$4.05
LYD19.820
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
MGA9,777
|
$1.59
LYD7.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MGA3,031
|
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MGA2,387
|
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
MGA21,346
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.74
LYD111.410
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,755.750
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
$9.32
LYD45.660
|
|
pay 3.6% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.31
MGA244,035
|
$20.49
LYD100.350
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
|
$210.71
LYD1,032.200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$53.69
MGA250,501
|
$130.23
LYD637.960
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
$26.36
LYD129.140
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
$72.27
LYD354.020
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,734.440
|
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
MGA5,012
|
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
MGA5,213
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
$2.15
LYD10.540
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.29
MGA187,967
|
$26.63
LYD130.460
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
$5.12
LYD25.090
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.71
MGA91,957
|
$30.22
LYD148.020
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.89
MGA116,122
|
$39.67
LYD194.350
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
MGA421,046
|
$52.09
LYD255.180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.79
MGA367,580
|
$67.60
LYD331.160
|
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