Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 27.8% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA576
|
$1.16
MGA5,413
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA612
|
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
$1.19
MGA5,568
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
$5.22
MGA24,346
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
$3.94
MGA18,401
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
$2.10
MGA9,777
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA633
|
$0.65
MGA3,031
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA507
|
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA614
|
$0.51
MGA2,387
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA548
|
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA400
|
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA337
|
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
$4.58
MGA21,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 50.2% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
$52.31
MGA244,035
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
$53.69
MGA250,501
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 1.0% more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
$1.07
MGA5,012
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
$1.12
MGA5,213
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
$40.29
MGA187,967
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
$19.71
MGA91,957
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
$24.89
MGA116,122
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
$90.25
MGA421,046
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
$78.79
MGA367,580
|
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