Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 53.5% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
Douglas
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Antananarivo
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.56
|
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.09
|
$1.16
MGA5,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.49
|
$0.60
MGA2,833
|
|
pay 42.8% less for groceries
Douglas
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Antananarivo
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
$1.19
MGA5,608
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.72
|
$5.22
MGA24,522
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.53
|
$3.94
MGA18,534
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.02
|
$2.10
MGA9,847
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.65
MGA3,053
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.27
MGA1,269
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$0.51
MGA2,405
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.33
MGA1,565
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.35
MGA1,626
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$0.42
MGA1,992
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Antananarivo
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.09
|
$4.58
MGA21,501
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.38
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.67
|
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
|
pay 67.7% less for housing
Douglas
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
$52.31
MGA245,802
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
$354.54
MGA1,666,085
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£770.82
|
$53.69
MGA252,315
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
|
pay 65.7% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
|
pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Antananarivo
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.04
|
$1.07
MGA5,049
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.02
|
$1.12
MGA5,251
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.97
|
$40.29
MGA189,328
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.76
|
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
Douglas
|
Antananarivo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
$19.71
MGA92,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
$24.89
MGA116,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
$90.25
MGA424,094
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.84
|
$78.79
MGA370,241
|
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