Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 27.0% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 5.7% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
PYG32,336
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
PYG35,818
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
PYG6,916
|
$1.16
MGA5,413
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PYG3,953
|
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
PYG5,255
|
$1.19
MGA5,568
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.12
PYG24,418
|
$5.22
MGA24,346
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
PYG24,648
|
$3.94
MGA18,401
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
PYG13,679
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
PYG11,463
|
$2.10
MGA9,777
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
PYG7,153
|
$0.65
MGA3,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
PYG3,336
|
$0.51
MGA2,387
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
PYG5,743
|
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PYG3,847
|
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
PYG4,603
|
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
$4.58
MGA21,346
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 28.3% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.94
PYG132,549
|
$52.31
MGA244,035
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.89
PYG3,333,060
|
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.02
PYG2,653,182
|
$53.69
MGA250,501
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.20
PYG267,654
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 71.1% more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.26
PYG1,402,870
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,864.81
PYG30,246,279
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,447
|
$1.07
MGA5,012
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
PYG15,636
|
$1.12
MGA5,213
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
PYG9,949
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
PYG209,933
|
$40.29
MGA187,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
PYG39,798
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
$19.71
MGA91,957
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
$24.89
MGA116,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
$90.25
MGA421,046
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
$78.79
MGA367,580
|
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