Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 25.4% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG36,806
|
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
PYG36,806
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
PYG8,530
|
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PYG4,323
|
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,581
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG23,603
|
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
PYG25,775
|
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
PYG14,322
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
PYG13,212
|
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
PYG8,327
|
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,806
|
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
PYG4,037
|
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
PYG6,297
|
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PYG3,533
|
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
PYG3,656
|
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG31,280
|
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG176,670
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG115,676,551
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG92,541
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 30.9% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.79
PYG148,276
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$439.81
PYG3,470,297
|
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.19
PYG2,707,883
|
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.88
PYG338,325
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,577,408
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,398.54
PYG26,815,928
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,516
|
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
PYG17,300
|
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
PYG14,722
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.44
PYG240,217
|
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PYG47,322
|
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG452,190
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG220,837
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG542,268
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG543,329
|
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
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