Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 40.1% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 53.3% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX10,033
|
$3.22
MGA15,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX35,023
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
UGX1,672
|
$1.16
MGA5,414
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,154
|
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Kampala
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
UGX4,535
|
$1.19
MGA5,569
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,669
|
$5.22
MGA24,350
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,513
|
$3.94
MGA18,404
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
UGX6,889
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,993
|
$2.10
MGA9,778
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,565
|
$0.65
MGA3,032
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,515
|
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,075
|
$0.51
MGA2,388
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,583
|
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,478
|
$0.35
MGA1,615
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,111
|
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,235
|
$4.58
MGA21,349
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX167,510
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,607,748
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX10,033
|
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
Kampala
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX260,862
|
$52.31
MGA244,075
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.73
UGX1,347,309
|
$354.54
MGA1,654,381
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$241.73
UGX892,951
|
$53.69
MGA250,542
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX116,152
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
|
pay 65.5% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX465,984
|
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX16,053,045
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
|
pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX5,017
|
$1.07
MGA5,013
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX10,079
|
$1.12
MGA5,214
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,284
|
$3.22
MGA15,040
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX173,908
|
$40.29
MGA187,998
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
UGX25,083
|
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
|
pay 83.1% more for clothing
Kampala
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.11
UGX63,209
|
$19.71
MGA91,972
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,912
|
$24.89
MGA116,141
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX122,627
|
$90.25
MGA421,115
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX185,056
|
$78.79
MGA367,640
|
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