Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 44.5% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
|
Monrovia
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD326.00
|
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
|
pay 54.8% less for groceries
|
Monrovia
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD299.46
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,132.45
|
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,095.24
|
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD754.60
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD784.26
|
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD182.87
|
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD638.31
|
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD819.12
|
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD801.66
|
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD197.50
|
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD767.06
|
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
|
Monrovia
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD808.32
|
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD972,228.51
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,433.88
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
|
Monrovia
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD17,882.15
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD127,843.90
|
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,258.93
|
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD39,974.95
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
|
Monrovia
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,254.09
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD287,648.77
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monrovia
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD599.27
|
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD958.83
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,622.15
|
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,869.67
|
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
|
pay 38.7% more for clothing
|
Monrovia
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,530.87
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,472.10
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,786.83
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,183.90
|
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
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