Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 14.9% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$1.16
MGA5,453
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$0.60
MGA2,833
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$1.19
MGA5,608
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$5.22
MGA24,522
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$3.94
MGA18,534
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$2.10
MGA9,847
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.65
MGA3,053
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.27
MGA1,269
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.51
MGA2,405
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$0.33
MGA1,565
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.35
MGA1,626
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.42
MGA1,992
|
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pay 14.3% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$4.58
MGA21,501
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$52.31
MGA245,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$354.54
MGA1,666,085
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$53.69
MGA252,315
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
|
pay 44.2% more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$1.07
MGA5,049
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$1.12
MGA5,251
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$40.29
MGA189,328
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
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pay 6.3% less for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$19.71
MGA92,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$24.89
MGA116,963
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$90.25
MGA424,094
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$78.79
MGA370,241
|
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