Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 20.1% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
|
pay 50.6% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 34.5% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
|
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