Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 42.6% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 56.3% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Antananarivo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€12.96
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$1.16
MGA5,413
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
|
pay 38.6% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.40
|
$1.19
MGA5,568
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.29
|
$5.22
MGA24,346
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$3.94
MGA18,401
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.82
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.14
|
$2.10
MGA9,777
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.98
|
$0.65
MGA3,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$0.51
MGA2,387
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.84
|
$4.58
MGA21,346
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.35
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 51.6% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€37.84
|
$52.31
MGA244,035
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,436.02
|
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,015.33
|
$53.69
MGA250,501
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€100.69
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€546.64
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,464.18
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.05
|
$1.07
MGA5,012
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.47
|
$1.12
MGA5,213
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.22
|
$40.29
MGA187,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€82.11
|
$19.71
MGA91,957
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€35.68
|
$24.89
MGA116,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€78.23
|
$90.25
MGA421,046
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€102.81
|
$78.79
MGA367,580
|
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