Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 40.7% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.27
UYU594.43
|
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.38
UYU432.32
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
UYU93.38
|
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
UYU70.16
|
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
UYU121.83
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
UYU256.78
|
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
UYU182.66
|
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.58
UYU190.85
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
UYU187.94
|
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU45.14
|
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU48.98
|
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU30.50
|
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
UYU56.77
|
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU35.64
|
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU34.04
|
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
UYU312.64
|
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.69
UYU1,945.42
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,469.18
UYU1,727,766.03
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.44
UYU934.88
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.70
UYU1,820.86
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.68
UYU25,443.34
|
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.50
UYU19,186.06
|
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.30
UYU4,553.77
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 13.4% less for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$391.27
UYU16,301.90
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,590.90
UYU357,930.18
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU140.50
|
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
UYU174.26
|
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU216.16
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.70
UYU2,570.47
|
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.64
UYU443.12
|
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
|
pay 34.9% less for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.17
UYU4,215.08
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.13
UYU1,838.81
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.51
UYU4,812.60
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.30
UYU4,970.57
|
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
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