Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 17.5% cheaper than Bucharest.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.6% less in Antananarivo
- Groceries
-
pay 25.6% less in Antananarivo
- Transportation
-
pay 11.6% more in Antananarivo
- Housing
-
pay 64.8% more in Antananarivo
- Childcare
-
pay 38.4% less in Antananarivo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.4% less in Antananarivo
- Clothing
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pay 33.2% less in Antananarivo
The cost of housing and transportation in Antananarivo are more expensive than in Bucharest. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Antananarivo.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Antananarivo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON52.46
|
$3.22
MGA14,538
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON33.38
|
$4.30
MGA19,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON8.84
|
$1.16
MGA5,234
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON9.75
|
$0.60
MGA2,719
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.20
|
$1.19
MGA5,383
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON20.02
|
$5.22
MGA23,537
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON28.07
|
$3.94
MGA17,790
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON14.51
|
$1.80
MGA8,141
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON13.67
|
$2.10
MGA9,452
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.59
|
$0.65
MGA2,931
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.40
|
$0.27
MGA1,218
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.32
|
$0.51
MGA2,308
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON3.90
|
$0.33
MGA1,502
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.24
|
$0.35
MGA1,561
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON1.95
|
$0.42
MGA1,912
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON26.97
|
$4.58
MGA20,637
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON76.30
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON115,097.60
|
$11,817.99
MGA53,304,429
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON25.75
|
$12.46
MGA56,212
|
|
pay 64.8% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON41.41
|
$52.31
MGA235,924
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,664.35
|
$354.54
MGA1,599,133
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,758.26
|
$53.69
MGA242,176
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON575.71
|
$35.96
MGA162,209
|
|
pay 38.4% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,336.87
|
$89.71
MGA404,629
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON47,058.87
|
$11,292.35
MGA50,933,552
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON14.31
|
$1.07
MGA4,846
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON14.02
|
$1.12
MGA5,040
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON26.47
|
$3.22
MGA14,538
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON220.62
|
$40.29
MGA181,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON38.15
|
$6.45
MGA29,075
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON347.09
|
$19.71
MGA88,901
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON175.62
|
$24.89
MGA112,262
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON380.41
|
$90.25
MGA407,052
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON468.31
|
$78.79
MGA355,363
|
|
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