Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 45.9% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 63.8% more for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
$10.23
NAD186.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
$5.11
NAD93.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
MGA5,413
|
$0.95
NAD17.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
$0.83
NAD15.10
|
|
pay 67.0% more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MGA5,568
|
$0.84
NAD15.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
MGA24,346
|
$2.98
NAD54.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
MGA18,401
|
$5.50
NAD100.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
$2.97
NAD54.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
MGA9,777
|
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MGA3,031
|
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
$0.86
NAD15.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MGA2,387
|
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
$0.76
NAD13.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
MGA21,346
|
$4.69
NAD85.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
$17,041.85
NAD310,974.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.31
MGA244,035
|
$59.63
NAD1,088.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
|
$421.63
NAD7,693.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$53.69
MGA250,501
|
$301.93
NAD5,509.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
$63.84
NAD1,164.96
|
|
pay 18.0% more for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
MGA5,012
|
$1.70
NAD31.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
MGA5,213
|
$1.91
NAD34.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
$2.81
NAD51.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.29
MGA187,967
|
$35.35
NAD645.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
$3.55
NAD64.79
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.71
MGA91,957
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.89
MGA116,122
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
MGA421,046
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.79
MGA367,580
|
$71.01
NAD1,295.73
|
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