Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 64.2% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.4% less in Antananarivo
- Groceries
-
pay 74.4% less in Antananarivo
- Transportation
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pay 21.1% less in Antananarivo
- Housing
-
pay 79.0% less in Antananarivo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 83.1% less in Antananarivo
Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Antananarivo.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$3.22
MGA15,032
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$4.30
MGA20,042
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.16
MGA5,411
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.60
MGA2,811
|
|
pay 74.4% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.19
MGA5,566
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.22
MGA24,337
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$3.94
MGA18,394
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$1.80
MGA8,418
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.10
MGA9,773
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
MGA3,030
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
MGA2,386
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.33
MGA1,553
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
MGA1,977
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$4.58
MGA21,338
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$11,817.99
MGA55,116,248
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.46
MGA58,123
|
|
pay 79.0% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$52.31
MGA243,943
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$354.54
MGA1,653,487
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$53.69
MGA250,407
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$35.96
MGA167,723
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$89.71
MGA418,382
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,292.35
MGA52,664,785
|
pay 83.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.07
MGA5,011
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$1.12
MGA5,211
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.22
MGA15,032
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$40.29
MGA187,896
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.45
MGA30,063
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$19.71
MGA91,923
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$24.89
MGA116,078
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.25
MGA420,888
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$78.79
MGA367,442
|
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