Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 38.7% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.86
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.62
|
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
|
pay 25.7% less for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.91
|
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.84
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,876.90
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.16
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.43
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,331.18
|
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€928.34
|
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€100.78
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 47.7% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€535.55
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,432.53
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.29
|
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.48
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.35
|
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.97
|
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€78.57
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.59
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.18
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€98.91
|
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
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