Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 17.9% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.3% less for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
$1.16
MGA5,413
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
|
Lima
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
$1.19
MGA5,568
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
$5.22
MGA24,346
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
$3.94
MGA18,401
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
$2.10
MGA9,777
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
$0.65
MGA3,031
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.51
MGA2,387
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
$4.58
MGA21,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 11.2% less for housing
|
Lima
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
$52.31
MGA244,035
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
$53.69
MGA250,501
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 6.8% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$1.07
MGA5,012
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
$1.12
MGA5,213
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
$40.29
MGA187,967
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
|
Lima
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
$19.71
MGA91,957
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
$24.89
MGA116,122
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
$90.25
MGA421,046
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
$78.79
MGA367,580
|
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