Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 44.6% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Antananarivo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.64
|
$1.16
MGA5,413
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.71
|
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
$1.19
MGA5,568
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.56
|
$5.22
MGA24,346
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.18
|
$3.94
MGA18,401
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.59
|
$2.10
MGA9,777
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.07
|
$0.65
MGA3,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.95
|
$0.51
MGA2,387
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.43
|
$4.58
MGA21,346
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€33,912.83
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.13
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 44.8% less for housing
Madrid
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.20
|
$52.31
MGA244,035
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,393.05
|
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,019.21
|
$53.69
MGA250,501
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€123.32
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€538.26
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,549.50
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.56
|
$1.07
MGA5,012
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.45
|
$1.12
MGA5,213
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€40.89
|
$40.29
MGA187,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 38.6% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€85.83
|
$19.71
MGA91,957
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.29
|
$24.89
MGA116,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€92.82
|
$90.25
MGA421,046
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€115.13
|
$78.79
MGA367,580
|
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